Current weather · Sep 26, 6:12 PM PDT

37.4510, -122.3380

57°

Partly CloudyFeels like 57° · Humidity 79%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA · grid 85,90
High
62°
Low
46°
Rain today
2%
Sunrise
7:01 AM
Sunset
7:00 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 6 PM57°57°51°79%1%WSW6 mph13 mph39%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 7 PM54°54°51°89%1%WSW5 mph10 mph50%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 8 PM51°51°50°96%1%WSW5 mph10 mph53%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 9 PM50°48°49°99%2%WSW6 mph10 mph57%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sat 10 PM49°46°48°98%1%WSW6 mph12 mph52%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PM48°46°47°96%1%WSW6 mph12 mph59%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 12 AM49°46°47°93%1%WSW6 mph12 mph73%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 1 AM49°46°47°93%1%WSW6 mph12 mph75%—10 mi12,000 ft
Sun 2 AM49°47°46°91%1%W6 mph12 mph72%—10 mi5,800 ft
Sun 3 AM49°47°46°87%1%W6 mph12 mph67%—10 mi2,700 ft
Sun 4 AM50°47°46°88%2%W6 mph12 mph67%—10 mi2,200 ft
Sun 5 AM49°46°46°90%3%W6 mph12 mph75%—10 mi1,800 ft
Sun 6 AM48°46°45°89%4%W6 mph12 mph77%—10 mi1,800 ft
Sun 7 AM50°47°46°89%4%WSW6 mph13 mph68%—10 mi1,500 ft
Sun 8 AM50°47°47°90%4%W6 mph14 mph69%—10 mi1,800 ft
Sun 9 AM51°51°48°88%5%W7 mph15 mph66%—10 mi1,800 ft
Sun 10 AM53°53°48°82%5%W7 mph15 mph54%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 AM54°54°48°80%5%W7 mph16 mph39%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 PM56°56°50°80%6%W7 mph17 mph40%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 PM57°57°50°79%5%W7 mph18 mph38%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 PM57°57°50°77%5%W8 mph20 mph18%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 PM58°58°50°75%5%W9 mph21 mph33%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 PM57°57°50°75%5%W9 mph21 mph38%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 PM56°56°50°80%5%W9 mph22 mph35%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 PM55°55°52°88%5%W9 mph22 mph35%——
Sun 7 PM52°52°50°94%7%W9 mph22 mph35%——
Sun 8 PM50°46°50°98%7%W9 mph21 mph33%——
Sun 9 PM50°46°48°96%0%W9 mph21 mph33%——
Sun 10 PM48°44°47°95%0%W9 mph21 mph33%——
Sun 11 PM48°44°46°94%0%W9 mph20 mph40%——
Mon 12 AM50°47°46°86%0%W9 mph20 mph40%——
Mon 1 AM50°47°46°85%0%W9 mph20 mph40%——
Mon 2 AM50°48°46°85%0%W6 mph15 mph42%——
Mon 3 AM49°47°46°87%0%W6 mph15 mph42%——
Mon 4 AM49°47°46°89%0%W6 mph15 mph42%——
Mon 5 AM48°47°45°90%0%WSW5 mph9 mph47%——
Mon 6 AM48°46°46°93%0%WSW5 mph9 mph47%——
Mon 7 AM47°45°46°96%0%WSW5 mph9 mph47%——
Mon 8 AM47°47°45°95%0%SW2 mph7 mph28%——
Mon 9 AM50°50°46°86%0%SW2 mph7 mph28%——
Mon 10 AM56°56°47°73%0%SW2 mph7 mph28%——
Mon 11 AM61°61°48°62%0%NW0 mph5 mph3%——
Mon 12 PM64°64°48°56%0%NW0 mph5 mph3%——
Mon 1 PM67°67°49°53%0%NW0 mph5 mph3%——
Mon 2 PM68°68°50°53%0%WNW5 mph13 mph1%——
Mon 3 PM68°68°50°52%0%WNW5 mph13 mph1%——
Mon 4 PM67°67°50°54%0%WNW5 mph13 mph1%——
Mon 5 PM65°65°50°58%0%WNW8 mph17 mph2%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 1:26 PM PDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2662°46°Mostly Cloudy2%wind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
  2. SunSep 2758°46°Mostly Sunny7%wind 9 mph · gusts 22 mph
  3. MonSep 2869°48°Sunny0%wind 9 mph · gusts 20 mph
  4. TueSep 2981°54°Sunny0%wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  5. WedSep 3080°55°Sunny0%wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  6. ThuOct 175°54°Mostly Sunny0%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  7. FriOct 276°54°Sunny0%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  8. SatOct 379°56°Sunny0%wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
  9. SunOct 479°55°National Blend1%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  10. MonOct 577°55°National Blend1%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  11. TueOct 677°55°National Blend5%wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  12. WedOct 7~72°59°Model mean0.06 in
  13. ThuOct 8~71°59°Model mean0.03 in
  14. FriOct 9~73°58°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~78°59°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~83°65°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like57°
  • WindWSW 6 mphgusts 13 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity79%
  • Dew point51°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise6:53 PMMoonset 7:00 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 11:00 AM PDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 26—47°NWS grid 62° / 46°rain 6%wind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
  2. SunSep 2758°46°NWS grid 58° / 46°rain 15%0.03 inwind 10 mph · gusts 22 mph
  3. MonSep 2869°48°NWS grid 69° / 48°rain 0%wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  4. TueSep 2981°53°NWS grid 81° / 54°rain 0%wind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  5. WedSep 3080°53°NWS grid 80° / 55°rain 0%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  6. ThuOct 174°52°NWS grid 75° / 54°rain 0%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  7. FriOct 276°53°NWS grid 76° / 54°rain 0%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  8. SatOct 379°55°NWS grid 79° / 56°rain 0%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  9. SunOct 479°55°Beyond the NWS gridrain 1%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  10. MonOct 577°55°Beyond the NWS gridrain 1%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  11. TueOct 677°55°Beyond the NWS gridrain 5%wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
41°64°86°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 11:00 AM PDT · GFS Sep 26, 11:00 AM PDT · GEFS Sep 26, 11:00 AM PDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 5:00 AM PDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 5:00 AM PDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

41°64°86°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2662° 46°66° 51°~68° 54°~71° 57°70° 52°~66° 51°
Sun Sep 2758° 46°57° 49°66° 53°68° 55°66° 53°~64° 54°
Mon Sep 2869° 48°65° 50°69° 54°74° 54°74° 54°~68° 54°
Tue Sep 2981° 54°—75° 55°81° 58°81° 53°~73° 54°
Wed Sep 3080° 55°—77° 57°83° 59°83° 55°~75° 55°
Thu Oct 175° 54°—73° 57°80° 60°75° 55°~68° 55°
Fri Oct 276° 54°—73° 56°78° 59°~66° 57°~71° 56°
Sat Oct 379° 56°—82° 60°83° 60°~70° 56°~69° 54°
Sun Oct 4——81° 60°87° 64°~74° 55°~69° 54°
Mon Oct 5——71° 56°85° 65°~75° 56°~70° 55°
Tue Oct 6——76° 58°~77° 63°~70° 58°~76° 56°
Wed Oct 7——~76° 60°—~71° 58°0.09 in~69° 59°0.09 in
Thu Oct 8——~70° 57°—~69° 58°~74° 63°0.09 in
Fri Oct 9——~71° 57°—~67° 55°~82° 62°
Sat Oct 10——~79° 60°—~70° 54°~85° 65°
Sun Oct 11——~83° 65°—~60° 60°~68° 68°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at San Carlos Airport (SQL) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean60%70%warmer 40% · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normal

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2677° / 53°104° (1980)38° (1980)no outlookno outlook
Oct 377° / 50°103° (1980)39° (1931)60% chance above normal · days 6 to 10near normal most likely · days 6 to 10
Oct 1079° / 50°96° (2015)35° (2006)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1774° / 49°94° (2022)33° (1949)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2472° / 49°98° (2003)33° (1946)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 3170° / 46°87° (1967)28° (1935)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 764° / 45°88° (1995)30° (1936)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1464° / 45°85° (1932)29° (1935)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2162° / 41°80° (1959)23° (1931)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2862° / 42°76° (1977)28° (1931)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 560° / 42°75° (2024)22° (1998)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1258° / 41°76° (1958)18° (1932)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1958° / 39°72° (2013)19° (1990)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowVery goodhumid
  • HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowGoodwind
  • Beach and pooltomorrowFaircool
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowVery goodfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowGoodhumid
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowVery goodhumid
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowModeratehumid

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayPoor8:27 PM to 5:34 AM0 of 10None100%9 h6 mph
SundayPoor8:25 PM to 5:35 AM0 of 10None97%7 h9 mph
MondayFair8:24 PM to 5:36 AM10 of 10None93%Fair1 h5 mph
TuesdayFair8:22 PM to 5:37 AM10 of 10None87%Good2 mph
WednesdayFair8:20 PM to 5:38 AM3 of 101 h from 8:00 PM79%Good3 mph
ThursdayPoor8:19 PM to 5:39 AM0 of 10None69%2 mph
FridayGood8:17 PM to 5:40 AM3 of 103 h from 8:00 PM59%Good2 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat6:35 AM to 6:45 AM6:45 AM to 7:35 AM6:25 PM to 7:16 PM7:16 PM to 7:26 PM
Sun6:36 AM to 6:46 AM6:46 AM to 7:36 AM6:24 PM to 7:14 PM7:14 PM to 7:24 PM
Mon6:36 AM to 6:46 AM6:46 AM to 7:37 AM6:22 PM to 7:13 PM7:13 PM to 7:23 PM
Tue6:37 AM to 6:47 AM6:47 AM to 7:38 AM6:21 PM to 7:11 PM7:11 PM to 7:21 PM
Wed6:38 AM to 6:48 AM6:48 AM to 7:39 AM6:19 PM to 7:10 PM7:10 PM to 7:20 PM
Thu6:39 AM to 6:49 AM6:49 AM to 7:40 AM6:18 PM to 7:08 PM7:08 PM to 7:18 PM
Fri6:40 AM to 6:50 AM6:50 AM to 7:41 AM6:16 PM to 7:07 PM7:07 PM to 7:17 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:01 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:00 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 6:53 PM, 82° E
  • MS Moonset 7:00 AM, 274° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51)). Next good stretch: Sun 8 AM to 10 AM, 2 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:31 AM to sunrise 7:01 AM, and sunset 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 6 PMNo-fly67141%10 miup to 0 ft57°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 7 PMNo-fly511171%10 miup to 0 ft54°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly511171%10 miup to 0 ft51°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMCaution614182%10 mi400 ft50°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly614201%10 miup to 0 ft49°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMCaution614201%10 mi400 ft48°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMCaution614201%10 mi400 ft49°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMCaution614201%10 mi400 ft49°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMCaution614201%10 mi400 ft49°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMCaution614201%10 mi400 ft49°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMCaution614202%10 mi400 ft50°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMCaution614203%10 mi400 ft49°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMCaution614204%10 mi400 ft48°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMCaution67144%10 mi400 ft50°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMGood67154%10 mi400 ft50°nothing against it
Sun 9 AMGood79175%10 mi400 ft51°nothing against it
Sun 10 AMNo-fly79175%10 miup to 0 ft53°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 11 AMNo-fly78175%10 miup to 0 ft54°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 12 PMNo-fly78196%10 miup to 0 ft56°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Sun 1 PMNo-fly78205%10 miup to 0 ft57°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Sun 2 PMNo-fly810215%10 miup to 0 ft57°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Sun 3 PMNo-fly911225%10 miup to 0 ft58°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Sun 4 PMNo-fly912235%10 miup to 0 ft57°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Sun 5 PMNo-fly912245%10 miup to 0 ft56°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Mon 2 PM to 5 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 2 PM to 11 PM 9 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Thu 2 PM to 8 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 2 PM to 8 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry1%0.00 in61%6 mph8 d
SundayDry7%0.00 in75%9 mph7 d
MondayDry0%0.00 in52%8 mph6 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in33%8 mph5 dGood
WednesdayDry0%0.00 in41%6 mph4 dGood
ThursdayDry0%0.00 in53%5 mph3 d
FridayDry0%0.00 in50%5 mph2 d
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in43%5 mph1 d

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best11:39 PM to 1:39 AM12:02 PM to 2:02 PM6:30 AM to 7:30 AM6:23 PM to 7:23 PM 100%7:01 AM, 7:00 PM
Sun Best12:25 AM to 2:25 AM12:49 PM to 2:49 PM7:38 AM to 8:38 AM6:51 PM to 7:51 PM 98%7:02 AM, 6:58 PM
Mon Good1:14 AM to 3:14 AM1:39 PM to 3:39 PM8:48 AM to 9:48 AM7:22 PM to 8:22 PM 95%7:02 AM, 6:57 PM
Tue Fair2:06 AM to 4:06 AM2:34 PM to 4:34 PM10:01 AM to 11:01 AM7:59 PM to 8:59 PM 89%7:03 AM, 6:55 PM
Wed Poor3:02 AM to 5:02 AM3:32 PM to 5:32 PM11:15 AM to 12:15 PM8:45 PM to 9:45 PM 82%7:04 AM, 6:54 PM
Thu Fair4:03 AM to 6:03 AM4:34 PM to 6:34 PM12:26 PM to 1:26 PM9:41 PM to 10:41 PM 73%7:05 AM, 6:52 PM
Fri Fair5:06 AM to 7:06 AM5:37 PM to 7:37 PM1:30 PM to 2:30 PM10:46 PM to 11:46 PM 63%7:06 AM, 6:51 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Tonight47° · 3% · WSW 6 mph

    Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

  2. Sunday58° · 6% · W 6–9 mph

    Mostly sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  3. Sunday Night46° · 7% · W 5–9 mph

    Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  4. Monday69° · W 0–8 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 0 to 8 mph.

  5. Monday Night48° · W 2–8 mph

    Clear, with a low around 48. West wind 2 to 8 mph.

  6. Tuesday81° · WNW 1–8 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 81.

  7. Tuesday Night54° · W 1–8 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

  8. Wednesday80° · WSW 1–6 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 80.

  9. Wednesday Night55° · W 1–6 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

  10. Thursday75° · W 1–5 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

  11. Thursday Night54° · W 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

  12. Friday76° · WNW 1–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 76.

  13. Friday Night54° · WNW 1–5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

  14. Saturday79° · N 1–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 79.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA · issued Sep 26, 4:42 PM PDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

Updated at 1204 PM PDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Cooler conditions through Sunday

Warmer temperatures return Tuesday through the next week

Short Term

1204 PM PDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(This evening through Sunday night)

The stratus deck has mixed out to the immediate coast of Marin County and the Ocean Beach side of San Francisco and lurking near or just off the coast of San Mateo County. High clouds continue to flow over the North Bay and will continue to do so through the day, as the stratus deck returns to many of the coastal valleys this evening into the overnight period.

A developing trough with an axis around 600 miles west of Cape Mendocino is approaching the West Coast, digging deeper into the upper level flow as it does so and eventually dropping deep enough to cross into the California coast, where it should further develop into a cut-off low somewhere around the North Coast and the northern half of the Central Valley through the latter portion of Sunday. The influence of the cut-off low will bring cooler and more moist conditions to the region. High temperatures will range around 5 to 15 degrees below seasonal averages for today and Sunday, with highs in the inland valleys reaching the middle 70s to lower 80s today and the 70s on Sunday. High temperatures in the warmest portions of southern Monterey County will range from the middle 80s to lower 90s today, and the upper 70s to middle 80s on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Bayshore regions should expect highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s on Saturday and the middle 60s to middle 70s on Sunday, while the Pacific coast remains relatively cool with highs in the upper 50s to middle 60s on both days.

As the cut-off low moves across the state through the weekend, cooler temperatures and some incoming moisture should result in a wetter mid-layer, around the 300-500 mb layer. Exceedingly dry lower layers should cause the evaporation of most precipitation that may result, but can't rule out a few sprinkles overnight for the coastal regions and the highest peaks.

Long Term

1204 PM PDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Monday through next Friday)

Ridging should return to the region on Monday as the low moves into the Mojave Desert, setting up pushes of higher elevation offshore flow each morning from Monday to Wednesday, chiefly across the North and East Bay interior mountains. The strongest push looks to be on Tuesday morning with wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph possible in the interior mountains of the North Bay. The potential for wind gusts above 35 mph is greatest at the ridgeline of the Vaca Mountains along the eastern border of Napa County.

Otherwise, the arrival of the ridge should allow for temperatures to warm for the next week. By Tuesday, highs should reach the middle 80s to middle 90s in the inland valleys, the middle 70s to the middle 80s for the Bayshore regions, and the 60s to the lower 70s for the Pacific coast. These highs should basically remain stable through the rest of the 7-day outlook as ensemble model means and cluster guidance suggest that the ridging pattern should stick around in some shape or form into the upcoming weekend and possibly beyond.

Aviation

429 PM PDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

VFR across the board this afternoon. Similar to last night and earlier this morning, there is uncertainty in the timing and extent of stratus development tonight into Sunday. The KOAK 00z sounding measured a relatively weak marine layer up to approximately 1000ft. MVFR/IFR ceilings are possible after midnight for the Bay Area terminals and around sunset tonight for the Monterey Bay area sites.

Vicinity of SFO...VFR through the remainder of this afternoon and evening with a chance of MVFR/IFR ceilings developing late in the overnight period to near sunrise with clearing to VFR expected by mid-morning Sunday. Breezy onshore flow is expected by Sunday afternoon.

SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals...MVFR/IFR ceilings are expected to develop after sunset and persist through mid-morning Sunday with VFR thereafter and relatively light winds Sunday afternoon.

Marine

429 PM PDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Tonight through next Thursday)

Moderate north winds will persist through the remainder of the weekend. Winds will increase Sunday night into Monday becoming strong and gusty as a ridge of high pressure begins building in over the EPAC tightening the pressure gradient across the coastal waters. Strongest winds will be over the outer coastal waters accompanies resulting in hazardous boating conditions.

Fire Weather

420 AM PDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Our diffuse cold front continues to slowly move southward through Southern California. In its wake, some areas have benefited from the cooler and slightly more "moist" conditions this morning. The exception, however, is across the higher terrain of the Santa Cruz Mountains as well as the Santa Lucia and Diablo Ranges where RH recovery remains poor (20-40%). Afternoon humidity will remain under 40%, largely for areas away from the coast. A push of onshore flow is expected later this evening into Sunday morning resulting in the marine layer deepening to around 2,000 feet ahead of an upper trough. This moisture push should diminish the areal coverage of poor RH recovery Sunday and Monday morning. A few sprinkles cannot be ruled out along the highest peaks associated with this upper low Sunday AM. Dry and modest offshore breezes will be a possibility Tuesday and into Wednesday, with the potential for wind gusts above 35 mph being greatest across the higher terrain of the North Bay in the wake of this upper low. Farther south across the Central Coast, the primary impact from this low will be a return to widespread poor RH recovery with some locales across the Santa Lucia Range struggling to see max RH above 30% Wednesday morning.

MTR Watches / Warnings / Advisories

CA...None. PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Monday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.

Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Monday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM.

Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM PDT this evening for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM.

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 260.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 30Under 0.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 2Under 0.01 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature60% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature70% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Redwood City

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around January 17 and the first fall freeze around December 12: a growing season of about 333 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by November 24; one spring in ten still has one after February 16.

Climate of 37.45, -122.34: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 34 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max0 · Little0 · Little1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Heat index max79°80°74°75°78°
Wind chill min46°44°45°49°
Snow level min7,300 ft6,800 ft7,700 ft9,000 ft10,800 ft10,300 ft9,900 ft10,100 ft
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min7 mi10 mi
Mixing height max1,600 ft2,000 ft1,800 ft1,600 ft1,200 ft1,500 ft1,400 ft900 ft
Transport wind max10 mph13 mph10 mph9 mph8 mph10 mph8 mph7 mph
Twenty-foot wind max7 mph12 mph10 mph8 mph6 mph5 mph5 mph5 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · San Carlos Airport (SQL) · 6.5 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2662° / 46°81° / 54°99° (1963)38° (1980)
Sun Sep 2758° / 46°80° / 54°97° (2010)42° (1934)
Mon Sep 2869° / 48°78° / 55°98° (2010)45° (1934)
Tue Sep 2981° / 54°77° / 53°96° (1966)43° (1955)
Wed Sep 3080° / 55°77° / 54°95° (2001)41° (1950)
Thu Oct 175° / 54°78° / 54°103° (1980)40° (1950)
Fri Oct 276° / 54°78° / 53°104° (1980)40° (1950)
Sat Oct 379° / 56°75° / 52°103° (1980)42° (1931)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:35 AM7:01 AM7:00 PM7:26 PM11 h 59 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun6:36 AM7:02 AM6:58 PM7:24 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 98% lit
Mon6:36 AM7:02 AM6:57 PM7:23 PM11 h 55 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:37 AM7:03 AM6:55 PM7:21 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 89% lit
Wed6:38 AM7:04 AM6:54 PM7:20 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu6:39 AM7:05 AM6:52 PM7:18 PM11 h 47 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri6:40 AM7:06 AM6:51 PM7:17 PM11 h 45 min Waning gibbous · 63% lit
Sat6:41 AM7:07 AM6:49 PM7:15 PM11 h 42 min Last quarter · 52% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
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Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

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How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

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