Santa Maria, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Maria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——71°56°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——68°55°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——72°52°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——76°54°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——81°56°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——84°57°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°59°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.68 with 9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 10.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.68 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Santa Maria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 93454, 93455, 93458
16-Day Forecast — Santa Maria
- Sun71°56°1%
- Mon68°55°0%
- Tue72°52°0%
- Wed76°54°0%
- Thu81°56°0%
- Fri84°57°0%
- Sat82°59°1%
- Sun79°61°1%
- Mon96°61°6%
- Tue92°64°2%
- Wed90°65°1%
- Thu89°65°3%
- Fri86°62°3%
- Sat82°57°10%
- Sun80°55°6%
- Mon82°57°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Santa Maria
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 Santa Maria
- 93454
- 93455
- 93458