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Carlsbad, CA Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Carlsbad · 40 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Wednesday
A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now64°
- 5 AM63°
- 6 AM63°
- 7 AM63°
- 8 AM64°
- 9 AM68°
- 10 AM73°
- 11 AM75°22%
- 12 PM75°22%
- 1 PM76°22%
- 2 PM75°22%
- 3 PM75°22%
- 4 PM74°22%
- 5 PM72°75%
- 6 PM70°75%
- 7 PM69°75%
- 8 PM69°75%
- 9 PM68°75%
- 10 PM68°75%
- 11 PM67°94%
- Thu12 AM67°94%
- 1 AM66°94%
- 2 AM65°94%
- 3 AM65°94%
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Mostly Cloudy63°
- TodayOct 21Showers And Thunderstorms94%63°76°
- ThuOct 22Rain Showers77%58°68°
- FriOct 23Mostly Sunny56°69°
- SatOct 24Sunny59°74°
- SunOct 25Sunny60°78°
- MonOct 26Sunny60°80°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny78°
- WedOct 28Cloudy64°88°
- ThuOct 29Cloudy64°81°
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
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
- WedGood (50)
- ThuGood (44)
San Diego Coast, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyCamp Pendleton Mcas, records since 1968. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- San Diego 52 km
- Oceanside 5 km
- Escondido 25 km
- Temecula 42 km
- Murrieta 46 km
- El Cajon 54 km
- Vista 11 km
- Mission Viejo 57 km
- San Marcos 17 km
- Laguna Niguel 52 km
- San Clemente 39 km
- Encinitas 15 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in SGX, issued 58 min ago
Synopsis
A low pressure system moving southward off the California coast will bring general cooling through Thursday. It is also expected to produce showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms for late Wednesday through Thursday is it moves inland through California into Nevada. Warmer and drier for next weekend. Offshore flow on Saturday could produce gusty northeast to east winds in and below mountain passes and canyons as well as the Inland Empire corridor between the Cajon Pass and the Santa Ana Mountains. The offshore flow weakens for Sunday into early next week.
Aviation
210530Z... Coast/Valleys...Areas of low clouds based around 1800-2200 feet MSL will increase through 10Z, then decrease after 12Z.
Region-wide...A band of -SHRA/RA will move through the region from west to east 21-06Z Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few hours of cigs 2000-3000 feet and intermittent MVFR vis expected for each TAF site in the coastal basin. A few embedded heavier showers may produce local IFR conditions, mainly north of SD County. Winds shift from south to southwest as the precip band passes through.
Marine
A storm system will move through the coastal waters late today through Thursday. Southerly winds today will shift to southwesterly tonight, then westerly Thursday, with occasional wind gusts exceeding 20 knots. There is a 10-20% chance of TSRA tonight through Thursday. No additional hazardous marine conditions are expected Thursday night through Sunday.
Skywarn
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.
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