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Imperial Beach, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Imperial Beach, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:02 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
86%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
12:59 PM
Imperial Beach, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastImperial Beach, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 70°
Imperial Beach, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    70°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    70°65°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°64°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    81°68°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    83°69°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    83°70°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    80°70°-3°
Imperial Beach, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · veering 19°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the wnw.
Imperial Beach, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.51013.11014.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Imperial Beach, CA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.67 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.67 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.67
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Imperial Beach, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
36 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
18:02 UTC · Imperial Beach, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:02 UTC · Imperial Beach, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Imperial Beach, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Imperial Beach, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Imperial Beach, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
12:59 PM
Civil dusk
8:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Imperial Beach, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Imperial Beach, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Imperial Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 91932

16-Day Forecast — Imperial Beach

  1. Sun70°66°0%
  2. Mon70°65°1%
  3. Tue79°64°0%
  4. Wed81°68°0%
  5. Thu83°69°0%
  6. Fri83°70°0%
  7. Sat80°70°1%
  8. Sun90°70°4%
  9. Mon87°72°9%
  10. Tue86°74°9%
  11. Wed87°75°5%
  12. Thu92°79°20%
  13. Fri90°77°14%
  14. Sat88°74°12%
  15. Sun86°74°13%
  16. Mon87°73°9%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 Imperial Beach

  • 91932
  • 91933

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.