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Montara, California Weather

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

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

Montara, CA
Friday, June 5 at 7:10 AM
51
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
49°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Montara, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontara, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 67°
Montara, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Partly Cloudy
    67°50°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    58°50°-9°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    67°48°+9°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    64°51°-3°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.04″
    62°52°-2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    74°49°+12°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Mostly Clear
    89°51°+15°
Montara, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · veering 13°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 15 @ 2:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4022SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the nw.
Montara, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.5989.1989.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montara, CA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Montara, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
78%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
07:10 UTC ·Montara, 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
07:10 UTC ·Montara, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Montara, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montara, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montara, CA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Montara, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
7:06 AM
Moonset
5:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Montara, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montara at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°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 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 Montara

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.