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Pacific Grove, California Weather

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

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

Pacific Grove, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:57 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:55 PM
Sunset
1:29 PM
Pacific Grove, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPacific Grove, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 62°
Pacific Grove, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    62°55°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    61°54°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    66°53°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    67°52°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    70°54°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    70°53°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    73°57°+3°
Pacific Grove, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · steady
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pacific Grove, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091011
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.81009.21009.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Pacific Grove, CA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pacific Grove, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
37 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
17:57 UTC · Pacific Grove, 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
17:57 UTC · Pacific Grove, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pacific Grove, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pacific Grove, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pacific Grove, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
10:55 PM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
1:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pacific Grove, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pacific Grove, 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 →

Pacific Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 93950

16-Day Forecast — Pacific Grove

  1. Sun62°55°1%
  2. Mon61°54°1%
  3. Tue66°53°0%
  4. Wed67°52°1%
  5. Thu70°54°0%
  6. Fri70°53°0%
  7. Sat73°57°0%
  8. Sun69°59°1%
  9. Mon86°60°3%
  10. Tue77°61°6%
  11. Wed75°58°1%
  12. Thu77°59°1%
  13. Fri77°60°0%
  14. Sat73°59°0%
  15. Sun72°57°3%
  16. Mon72°56°3%

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 Pacific Grove

  • 93950

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.