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Nipomo, CA Weather
Current conditions
Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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Thursday
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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Thursday Night
A chance of rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
National Weather Service forecast updated 10 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now59°97%
- 10 PM59°97%
- 11 PM58°69%
- Thu12 AM57°69%
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- 4 AM55°69%
- 5 AM55°66%
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- 9 AM56°66%
- 10 AM58°66%
- 11 AM60°45%
- 12 PM62°45%
- 1 PM64°45%
- 2 PM65°45%
- 3 PM65°45%
- 4 PM65°45%
- 5 PM64°34%
- 6 PM63°34%
- 7 PM62°34%
- 8 PM59°34%
Daily forecast
Details- TodayOct 21Showers And Thunderstorms97%53°66°
- ThuOct 22Rain Showers Likely66%51°66°
- FriOct 23Sunny51°69°
- SatOct 24Sunny51°74°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny51°74°
- MonOct 26Sunny51°74°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny50°73°
- WedOct 28Cloudy49°73°
- ThuOct 29Cloudy49°72°
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
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Nipomo, 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
MonthlySanta Maria Area, records since 1906. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Santa Maria 11 km
- San Luis Obispo 31 km
- Lompoc 45 km
- Atascadero 53 km
- Orcutt 20 km
- Arroyo Grande 13 km
- Los Osos 44 km
- Grover Beach 16 km
- Morro Bay 49 km
- Pismo Beach 19 km
- Guadalupe 12 km
- Oceano 14 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 4 hrs 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 (sun-wed)
21/205 PM.
A low grade Santa Ana event will continue into next week continuing the dry and warmer pattern. Onshore flow is expected to return around mid week with temperatures returning to normal levels. There are some model solutions indicating a return of wet weather around Halloween.
Aviation
22/0001Z.
At 23Z at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor an inversion.
Low to moderate confidence in 00Z TAF package. Rain will turn to showers across the region this evening and continue through Thursday. There is a 30%-50% chance of MVFR CIGs at times with the rain.
There is a 10-20% chance of TSRA through the period with the chances spreading south and east this evening.
KLAX...Moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. There is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through the period with a 30%-50% chance of MVFR cigs at times. There is a 10%-20% chance of TSRA for much of the fcst period. There is 30% chance of an easterly wind component of 7-10 knots tonight.
KBUR...Low to moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. IFR cigs at fcst time should improve quickly. Then there is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through much the period with a 30%-50% chance of MVFR cigs at times. There is a 10%-20% chance of TSRA for much of the fcst period.
Marine
21/123 PM.
For the Outer Waters, high confidence in current forecast. Tonight through Thursday night, winds and seas are expected to remain below Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels. On Friday, northwest winds will increase to SCA levels. For Saturday through Monday, winds and seas are expected to remain below SCA levels.
For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. There is a 30-40% chance of SCA level winds Friday afternoon and evening. Otherwise, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels through Monday.
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 Monday, 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 late Friday afternoon and evening.
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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