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Malibu, California Weather

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

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

Malibu, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:56 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
10:49 PM
Sunset
1:10 PM
Malibu, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMalibu, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 74°
Malibu, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    74°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    74°58°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    82°59°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    86°62°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    90°63°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    87°61°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    83°63°-4°
Malibu, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 21°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Malibu, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.0994.3995.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Malibu, CA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
10.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Malibu, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
18:56 UTC · Malibu, 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
18:56 UTC · Malibu, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Malibu, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Malibu, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Malibu, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
10:49 PM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
1:10 PM
Civil dusk
8:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Malibu, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Malibu, 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 →

Malibu at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 90263, 90265

16-Day Forecast — Malibu

  1. Sun74°61°1%
  2. Mon74°58°0%
  3. Tue82°59°0%
  4. Wed86°62°0%
  5. Thu90°63°0%
  6. Fri87°61°0%
  7. Sat83°63°1%
  8. Sun80°61°3%
  9. Mon90°68°5%
  10. Tue95°67°5%
  11. Wed92°68°1%
  12. Thu93°72°6%
  13. Fri95°76°10%
  14. Sat95°68°6%
  15. Sun95°65°6%
  16. Mon93°65°7%

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 Malibu

  • 90265

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.