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Vallecito, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Vallecito, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:18 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Vallecito, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVallecito, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 91°
Vallecito, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    89°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°69°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    82°57°-9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    79°51°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Rain
    18%
    0.74″
    65°50°-14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    21%
    0.47″
    62°49°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    76°49°+14°
Vallecito, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
289° · backing 52°
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1910SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 52° from the wnw.
Vallecito, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.04 inHg
Now
949.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947951
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.0947.1948.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vallecito, CA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
9.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.54 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.54
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Vallecito, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
137.2mi
UNLIMITED
146 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
21:18 UTC ·Vallecito, 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
21:18 UTC ·Vallecito, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Vallecito, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vallecito, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vallecito, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Vallecito, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:28 AM
Moonset
4:14 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Vallecito, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vallecito at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 4, 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 Vallecito

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.