Weather in Santa Maria

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:12 pm (CET)

Now · partly cloudy 67 °F

Feels like: 66 °F
Low / high: 60 / 68 °F
Rain: 2%
Wind: 5 mph NW

→ 30.07 inHg · steady

Today in Santa Maria: overcast, 60 °F to 68 °F, with a 2% chance of rain and a light breeze from the northwest (5 mph). Tomorrow, partly cloudy, 62 °F to 67 °F and a 27% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 68 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (61%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

68° 60°
Today
67° 62°
Fri 30
67° 60°
Sat 31
63° 60°
Sun 1
61° 59°
Mon 2
65° 54°
Tue 3
66° 52°
Wed 4
66° 53°
Thu 5
60° 58°
Fri 6
65° 57°
Sat 7
69° 54°
Sun 8
68° 56°
Mon 9
65° 51°
Tue 10
61° 48°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	60 / 68 °F	2%	6 mph NNE	0.8 ft	11:03 am · 11:03 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	62 / 67 °F	27%	7 mph NE	0.7 ft	12:00 pm · 11:55 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	60 / 67 °F	61% · 0.00 in	7 mph NNE	0.8 ft	1:04 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Light rain	60 / 63 °F	76% · 0.12 in	6 mph NE	1.0 ft	1:00 am · 2:16 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Light rain	59 / 61 °F	45% · 0.70 in	6 mph E	1.8 ft	2:27 am · 3:28 pm	ICON-EU
Tue 3	Overcast	54 / 65 °F	20%	8 mph NNE	2.4 ft	4:08 am · 4:34 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	52 / 66 °F	4%	5 mph NE	1.6 ft	5:26 am · 5:31 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	53 / 66 °F	11%	4 mph ENE	1.2 ft	6:21 am · 6:20 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Rain	58 / 60 °F	25% · 1.35 in	7 mph NE	1.3 ft	7:05 am · 7:04 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light rain	57 / 65 °F	20% · 0.48 in	7 mph NE	2.7 ft	7:44 am · 7:43 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	54 / 69 °F	16% · 0.02 in	9 mph NE	3.0 ft	8:21 am · 8:19 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	56 / 68 °F	20%	9 mph NE	3.1 ft	8:55 am · 8:53 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	51 / 65 °F	31%	11 mph NNE	3.7 ft	9:28 am · 9:25 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Mainly clear	48 / 61 °F	42%	12 mph NNE	3.6 ft	10:02 am · 9:57 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Tuesday 3 8:00 am; then ECMWF until Friday 13 4:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear
Temperature	61°	61°	60°	64°	67°	68°	66°	65°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	1%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 NE	4 NE	4 ENE	1 NNE	3 NW	5 WNW	5 N	6 NNE
Humidity	55%	59%	64%	52%	51%	58%	67%	60%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain tomorrow: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	68°	67°	67°	58°	60°	65°	66°
AIFS	69°	66°	67°	61°	60°	66°	67°
GFS	67°	67°	68°	65°	61°	61°	63°
ICON	69°	68°	67°	63°	61°	66°	64°
ARPEGE	70°	69°	70°	65°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	68°	67°	67°	63°	61°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.04 in	0.11 in	0.93 in	0.06 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0.05 in	0	0.65 in	0.80 in	0.21 in	0
GFS	0	0.05 in	0.04 in	0.23 in	0.17 in	0	0
ICON	0	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.06 in	0.52 in	0	0.01 in
ARPEGE	0.00 in	0.02 in	0	0.28 in	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0.00 in	0.12 in	0.70 in	—	—
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	716	815	815	1128	1132	932	518
AIFS	7	6	8	7	9	12	7
GFS	55	55	55	56	710	66	54
ICON	511	511	614	512	515	412	715
ARPEGE	815	814	919	815	—	—	—
ICON-EU	611	711	713	611	611	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	27%	61%	76%	45%	20%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	42%	29%	50%	52%	16%	16%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly cooler sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Below −4.5 °F	Below −62%	A bit below −1.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.5 °F	61° / 58°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	Normal −0.4 °F	59° / 56°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F	58° / 54°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
December	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
January	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
March	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Santa Maria climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Santa Maria is from May to August: highs of 72 °F to 85 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

56° 44°

JanJ
56° 44°

FebF
60° 46°

MarM
65° 51°

AprA
72° 57°

MayM
80° 64°

JunJ
84° 68°

JulJ
85° 69°

AugA
79° 64°

SepS
72° 58°

OctO
65° 52°

NovN
58° 46°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	56°	44°	4.52 in	9	3.9	59°	3.0 ft
FebruaryFeb	56°	44°	3.50 in	8	4.6	58°	3.0 ft
MarchMar	60°	46°	2.95 in	8	6.0	58°	2.6 ft
AprilApr	65°	51°	2.48 in	8	7.2	60°	2.0 ft
MayMay	72°	57°	1.82 in	5	9.1	66°	1.9 ft
JuneJun	80°	64°	0.83 in	4	10.5	72°	1.4 ft
JulyJul	84°	68°	0.96 in	3	10.8	77°	1.4 ft
AugustAug	85°	69°	0.76 in	3	10.4	79°	1.1 ft
SeptemberSep	79°	64°	3.22 in	7	8.1	76°	1.6 ft
OctoberOct	72°	58°	4.32 in	8	6.6	72°	1.8 ft
NovemberNov	65°	52°	5.74 in	11	4.4	67°	2.7 ft
DecemberDec	58°	46°	4.49 in	10	3.5	62°	2.9 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	59°	3.0 ft
Feb	58°	3.0 ft
Mar	58°	2.6 ft
Apr	60°	2.0 ft
May	66°	1.9 ft
Jun	72°	1.4 ft
Jul	77°	1.4 ft
Aug	79°	1.1 ft
Sep	76°	1.6 ft
Oct	72°	1.8 ft
Nov	67°	2.7 ft
Dec	62°	2.9 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 35.60 in of rain on about 85 days and about 2,600 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now67 °Ffeels like 66 °F

Tomorrow62 / 67 °F

It's 67 °F now (feels like 66 °F). Today, 60 °F to 68 °F; tomorrow, 62 °F to 67 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 2%
Fri 30 27%
Sat 31 61% 0.00 in
Sun 1 76% 0.12 in
Mon 2 45% 0.70 in
Tue 3 20%
Wed 4 4%

Today the chance of rain reaches 2%. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 61% and 0.00 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.19 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity58%

Dew point52 °F

Humidity is 58% now and the dew point is 52 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now25 migood

Clouds58%

Visibility is good now (25 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now2

Today's peak3moderate

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3 · Sun 1: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.10 30.00

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.07 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 40

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	55 / 67 °F	0	11 mph N
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	55 / 70 °F	0	11 mph NNE
Mon 26	Overcast	55 / 71 °F	0	11 mph N
Sun 25	Light drizzle	55 / 66 °F	0.01 in	9 mph N
Sat 24	Drizzle	62 / 70 °F	0.14 in	14 mph WSW
Fri 23	Overcast	61 / 70 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Thu 22	Light drizzle	66 / 70 °F	0.12 in	13 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light showers	67 / 73 °F	0.70 in	13 mph SSE
Tue 20	Overcast	62 / 75 °F	0	12 mph SE
Mon 19	Overcast	62 / 75 °F	0	5 mph ESE
Sun 18	Mainly clear	60 / 72 °F	0	4 mph E
Sat 17	Overcast	57 / 70 °F	0	6 mph NE
Fri 16	Partly cloudy	63 / 76 °F	0	10 mph N
Thu 15	Partly cloudy	57 / 73 °F	0	11 mph NNW
Wed 14	Mainly clear	60 / 71 °F	0	14 mph N
Tue 13	Mainly clear	60 / 72 °F	0	13 mph N
Mon 12	Drizzle	63 / 69 °F	0.19 in	7 mph ESE
Sun 11	Drizzle	62 / 71 °F	0.11 in	7 mph NW
Sat 10	Light showers	64 / 71 °F	1.37 in	14 mph SSE
Fri 9	Showers	66 / 74 °F	0.69 in	10 mph E
Thu 8	Drizzle	69 / 78 °F	0.19 in	10 mph ESE
Wed 7	Overcast	68 / 78 °F	0	11 mph SE
Tue 6	Overcast	66 / 76 °F	0	8 mph SSE
Mon 5	Overcast	64 / 75 °F	0	6 mph WNW
Sun 4	Clear sky	63 / 76 °F	0	7 mph W
Sat 3	Clear sky	63 / 76 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Fri 2	Mainly clear	64 / 77 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Thu 1	Clear sky	63 / 78 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Wed 30	Clear sky	63 / 78 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Tue 29	Clear sky	63 / 78 °F	0	7 mph WNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Santa MariaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Santa Maria?

Overcast, from 60 °F to 68 °F, with a light breeze from the northwest (5 mph) and a 2% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Santa Maria?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 27% (0.00 in): partly cloudy.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 52 °F and a high of 68 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.07 inHg and steady: +0.02 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Santa Maria?

The best time to visit Santa Maria is from May to August: highs of 72 °F to 85 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Santa Maria in October?

In October, Santa Maria normally sees highs of 72 °F and lows of 58 °F, with about 8 rainy days (4.32 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 72 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Santa Maria?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 85 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 44 °F. The wettest is November (5.74 in) and the driest, August.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.2 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:12 pm (local time).

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