Santa Monica, CA 90408 Weather

Los Angeles County11:04 AM PDT34.02°N, 118.49°W
Beach Hazards Statement until 3:00 AM Fri

Current conditions

Mostly Cloudy
70°
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 70°
High 68°·Low 59°
WindNW 7 mph
Humidity69%
Dew point63°
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover90%
UV index5 Moderate
Sunrise7:05 AM
Sunset6:14 PM

Observed at Santa Monica, Santa Monica Municipal Airport · 24 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    Rain showers before 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

  • Thursday

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Rain Showers Likely 68°68%
  2. 12 PM Rain Showers Likely 66°68%
  3. 1 PM Rain Showers Likely 61°68%
  4. 2 PM Rain Showers Likely 63°68%
  5. 3 PM Rain Showers Likely 63°68%
  6. 4 PM Rain Showers Likely 68°68%
  7. 5 PM Rain Showers 67°95%
  8. 6 PM Rain Showers 65°95%
  9. 7 PM Rain Showers 65°95%
  10. 8 PM Rain Showers 67°95%
  11. 9 PM Rain Showers 67°95%
  12. 10 PM Rain Showers 67°95%
  13. 11 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 64°83%
  14. Thu12 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 62°83%
  15. 1 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 59°83%
  16. 2 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 62°83%
  17. 3 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 61°83%
  18. 4 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 59°83%
  19. 5 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 59°80%
  20. 6 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 62°80%
  21. 7 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 60°80%
  22. 8 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 60°80%
  23. 9 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 60°80%
  24. 10 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 63°80%

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Rain Showers Rain Showers95%59°68°
  2. ThuOct 22 Showers And Thunderstorms Showers And Thunderstorms80%59°66°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny58°69°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny60°73°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny61°76°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny61°77°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny61°75°
  8. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy59°72°
  9. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny59°73°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

21
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood (39)

NW Coastal LA, CA reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:05 AM
Sunset 6:14 PM
Daylight 11 h 9 min (−2 min 0 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Moonrise 3:43 PM Moonset 2:27 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low74° / 59°
Record high100° (1965)
Record low45° (1949)
Wettest0.28 in (1985)
Yesterday82° / 64°
Month to date0.23 in (normal 0.25 in)

Los Angeles Airport Area, records since 1944. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 1 hr ago

Synopsis

21/227 AM.

Widespread rain will develop later today and continue into Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms. A weak Santa Ana will develop in the storm's wake by the weekend for dry and warmer conditions.

Long Term (sat-tue)

21/227 AM.

Weak ridging and weak (1 to 3 mb) offshore flow from both the east and north will be in place for the entire xtnd period. The best upper level support will be on Saturday when there will be 30 to 40 mph gusts csts/vlys and as high as 50 mph in the mtns. The winds will be weaker starting Sunday.

High pressure and offshore flow should keep the skies clear.

There will be decent warming on Saturday (4 to 6 degrees) and then 1 or 2 degrees of extra warming Sun and Mon. Tuesday will cool some as the ridge and offshore flow weaken substantially. Cst/Vly temps will be a little above normal while the interior will be several degrees blo normal.

A quick look at the AI long range models shows dry conditions through the end of the month.

Aviation

21/0858Z.

At 0832Z at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor an inversion.

High confidence in VFR TAFs at KPMD and KWJF.

Moderate confidence in non desert TAFs through 17Z with a 30 percent chc of intermittent MVFR cigs.

Moderate confidence in all non desert TAFs after 17Z. Rain timing could be off by +/- 2 hours. There is a 40 percent chc that there will be MVFR cigs/vis with the rain.

There is a 10-20 percent chance of TSRA KSBA and north starting around 18Z. The chc of TSRA will then spread to KOXR and KCMA Wednesday afternoon, and into LA County after 03Z.

Marine

21/713 AM.

For the Outer Waters, high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 70-80% chance of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds around Point Conception with winds and seas remaining below SCA levels elsewhere. Late Thursday and continuing through Friday night, winds are expected to increase to SCA levels. For Saturday through Sunday, winds and seas will remain below SCA levels.

For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Thursday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. On Friday, there is a 50% chance of SCA level winds in the afternoon and evening hours. On Saturday and Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels.

For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA level southeasterly winds across all the southern Inner Waters. For Thursday through Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels for most areas. The only exception will be the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel with a 50-70% chance of SCA level winds on Thursday and Friday.

Today through Thursday, showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact all of the coastal waters. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing gusty/erratic winds, locally rough seas and even waterspouts.

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