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Menlo Park, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Menlo Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Menlo Park, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:51 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
35%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Menlo Park, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMenlo Park, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 80°
Menlo Park, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    77°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    80°50°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    86°51°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    71°54°-15°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    77°52°+6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    76°52°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    74°56°-2°
Menlo Park, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · backing 62°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 30 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1613SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Menlo Park, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.61013.11013.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Menlo Park, CA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.69 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.69 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Menlo Park, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
111.5mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
23:51 UTC ·Menlo Park, 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
23:51 UTC ·Menlo Park, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Menlo Park, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Menlo Park, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Menlo Park, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Menlo Park, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:54 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Menlo Park, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Menlo Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 3, 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 Menlo Park

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.