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San Rafael, California Weather

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

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

San Rafael, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:30 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
29%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
San Rafael, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSan Rafael, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 81°
San Rafael, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    80°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    81°50°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°53°+9°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    76°48°-14°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    79°45°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    76°48°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    70°49°-6°
San Rafael, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
308° · veering 68°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
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 7 · pk 28 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 249SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
San Rafael, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.2995.7996.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
San Rafael, CA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
9.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
San Rafael, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.2mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
21:30 UTC ·San Rafael, 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
21:30 UTC ·San Rafael, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
San Rafael, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
San Rafael, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
San Rafael, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
San Rafael, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:57 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
San Rafael, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Rafael at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 San Rafael

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.