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Pacific Grove, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pacific Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Pacific Grove, CA
Friday, June 5 at 7:11 AM
54
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
91%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Pacific Grove, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPacific Grove, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 65°
Pacific Grove, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Mostly Clear
    65°52°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    61°50°-4°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    66°48°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    66°50°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    65°51°-1°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    76°48°+11°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Clear
    80°57°+4°
Pacific Grove, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
322° · veering 9°
Direction
NW
322°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the nw.
Pacific Grove, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.4
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.4
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.21004.41004.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Pacific Grove, CA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Pacific Grove, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
37 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:11 UTC ·Pacific Grove, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:11 UTC ·Pacific Grove, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pacific Grove, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pacific Grove, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pacific Grove, CA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
3:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pacific Grove, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
7:02 AM
Moonset
5:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Pacific Grove, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pacific Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Pacific Grove

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.