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Moss Beach, California Weather

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

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

Moss Beach, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:51 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:54 PM
Sunset
1:34 PM
Moss Beach, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoss Beach, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 59°
Moss Beach, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    59°54°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    0.03″
    58°54°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    0.07″
    64°54°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    70°56°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    66°56°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    72°53°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    73°55°+1°
Moss Beach, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 8°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
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 4 · pk 10 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 119SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Moss Beach, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.41012.51013.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Moss Beach, CA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Moss Beach, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
27 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
17:51 UTC · Moss 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
17:51 UTC · Moss Beach, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Moss Beach, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moss Beach, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moss 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
5:24 AM
Sunrise
10:54 PM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
1:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Moss Beach, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Moss Beach, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moss Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 94038

16-Day Forecast — Moss Beach

  1. Sun59°54°8%
  2. Mon58°54°3%
  3. Tue64°54°5%
  4. Wed70°56°0%
  5. Thu66°56°0%
  6. Fri72°53°0%
  7. Sat73°55°1%
  8. Sun75°52°1%
  9. Mon83°56°2%
  10. Tue78°57°5%
  11. Wed63°57°0%
  12. Thu95°62°1%
  13. Fri96°62°0%
  14. Sat89°60°0%
  15. Sun73°57°3%
  16. Mon69°55°6%

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 Moss Beach

  • 94038

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.