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Moss Beach, California Weather

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

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

Moss Beach, CA
Friday, June 5 at 2:38 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
87%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Moss Beach, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoss Beach, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 63°
Moss Beach, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    58°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    63°52°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    60°52°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    64°49°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    23%
    0.37″
    58°53°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.04″
    62°53°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    71°51°+9°
Moss Beach, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · backing 7°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 10
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 10 · pk 20
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3719SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the nw.
Moss Beach, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.01008.31008.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Moss Beach, CA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 10 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
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Moss Beach, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
36 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
02:38 UTC ·Moss Beach, 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
02:38 UTC ·Moss Beach, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Moss Beach, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moss Beach, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moss Beach, 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.
Moss Beach, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
7:06 AM
Moonset
5:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Moss Beach, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

weather
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moss Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°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 Moss Beach

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.