Weather in Berkeley

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:50 pm (PDT)

Now · overcast 57 °F

Feels like: 52 °F
Low / high: 48 / 66 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 6 mph N

→ 29.96 inHg · steady

Today in Berkeley: overcast, 48 °F to 66 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the north (6 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 53 °F to 67 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 67 °F. Next likely rain: Tuesday 3 (16%).

Measured now at the airport

Oakland (KOAK), 11 mi away · 57 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature58 °F

WindCalm

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

66° 48°
Today
67° 53°
Thu 29
64° 55°
Fri 30
62° 53°
Sat 31
64° 51°
Sun 1
66° 51°
Mon 2
67° 54°
Tue 3
65° 54°
Wed 4
65° 54°
Thu 5
64° 55°
Fri 6
63° 55°
Sat 7
67° 55°
Sun 8
73° 58°
Mon 9
70° 56°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	48 / 66 °F	0%	10 mph W	1.6 ft	2:33 am · 1:11 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	53 / 67 °F	2%	7 mph SE	1.4 ft	3:34 am · 1:56 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	55 / 64 °F	2%	6 mph SW	1.2 ft	4:40 am · 2:49 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	53 / 62 °F	10%	4 mph WSW	1.1 ft	5:48 am · 3:54 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Drizzle	51 / 64 °F	8%	5 mph NNW	1.6 ft	5:53 am · 4:14 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	51 / 66 °F	3%	3 mph NE	1.4 ft	6:49 am · 5:47 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	54 / 67 °F	16% · 0.09 in	4 mph NNE	1.3 ft	7:34 am · 7:13 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	54 / 65 °F	16% · 0.07 in	4 mph SW	1.1 ft	8:14 am · 8:26 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	54 / 65 °F	10%	4 mph WSW	1.7 ft	8:49 am · 9:29 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Overcast	55 / 64 °F	9%	4 mph W	2.4 ft	9:23 am · 10:25 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	55 / 63 °F	9%	3 mph W	—	9:54 am · 11:17 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	55 / 67 °F	12% · 0.05 in	6 mph NNW	—	10:24 am	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	58 / 73 °F	6%	3 mph WNW	—	12:06 am · 10:52 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Partly cloudy	56 / 70 °F	21%	8 mph WNW	—	12:54 am · 11:21 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 4:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 5:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 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	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	53°	51°	50°	54°	63°	65°	61°	58°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	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 ESE	3 NNW	3 ESE	4 NE	7 W	9 WSW	5 WSW	7 N
Humidity	67%	72%	67%	68%	73%	74%	70%	47%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

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	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	67°	68°	63°	64°	64°	69°	72°
AIFS	67°	65°	64°	62°	63°	66°	64°
GFS	69°	68°	64°	64°	70°	70°	75°
ICON	68°	66°	65°	60°	65°	73°	73°
HRRR	66°	67°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	66°	66°	64°	62°	64°	66°	67°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.14 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0	0.02 in
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0.37 in	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.09 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1017	610	916	915	1018	715	311
AIFS	6	4	7	6	9	4	3
GFS	610	49	1113	58	711	66	67
ICON	612	511	511	314	511	614	510
HRRR	1011	710	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	59	35	610	47	59	36	47
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	2%	2%	24%	25%	0%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	3%	0%	0%	23%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	2%	2%	10%	8%	3%	16%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%

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: warmer and wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.0 °F	Well above +136%	66° / 52°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Above +73%	63° / 49°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +26%	62° / 48°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +27%	60° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +3.6 °F	Above +63%
December	Above +3.8 °F	A bit above +50%
January	Above +3.6 °F	Well above +132%
February	A bit above +2.2 °F	Above +94%
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	Well above +105%

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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Berkeley climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Berkeley is from June to September: highs of 75 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

58° 44°

JanJ
62° 46°

FebF
65° 47°

MarM
68° 48°

AprA
71° 51°

MayM
75° 54°

JunJ
75° 55°

JulJ
76° 56°

AugA
78° 55°

SepS
75° 53°

OctO
66° 48°

NovN
59° 44°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	58°	44°	5.17 in	10	3.1	53°	5.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	62°	46°	4.89 in	9	4.1	53°	5.4 ft
MarchMar	65°	47°	3.46 in	8	6.6	54°	5.1 ft
AprilApr	68°	48°	1.70 in	5	7.9	53°	5.1 ft
MayMay	71°	51°	0.83 in	3	8.9	53°	4.6 ft
JuneJun	75°	54°	0.22 in	1	11.0	54°	4.5 ft
JulyJul	75°	55°	0.06 in	0	10.8	56°	3.9 ft
AugustAug	76°	56°	0.04 in	0	10.1	58°	3.4 ft
SeptemberSep	78°	55°	0.11 in	1	9.2	58°	3.8 ft
OctoberOct	75°	53°	1.26 in	3	7.2	57°	4.2 ft
NovemberNov	66°	48°	2.71 in	6	5.3	55°	4.7 ft
DecemberDec	59°	44°	4.69 in	10	3.1	54°	5.4 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	53°	5.5 ft
Feb	53°	5.4 ft
Mar	54°	5.1 ft
Apr	53°	5.1 ft
May	53°	4.6 ft
Jun	54°	4.5 ft
Jul	56°	3.9 ft
Aug	58°	3.4 ft
Sep	58°	3.8 ft
Oct	57°	4.2 ft
Nov	55°	4.7 ft
Dec	54°	5.4 ft

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

A normal year brings 25.13 in of rain on about 54 days and about 2,650 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

Now57 °Ffeels like 52 °F

Tomorrow53 / 67 °F

It's 57 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 48 °F to 66 °F; tomorrow, 53 °F to 67 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 2%
Fri 30 2%
Sat 31 10%
Sun 1 8%
Mon 2 3%
Tue 3 16% 0.09 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Tuesday 3: 16% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.58 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity46%

Dew point37 °F

Humidity is 46% now and the dew point is 37 °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

Now26 migood

Clouds96%

Visibility is good now (26 mi). No fog expected today.

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

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 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

29.8029.9030.0030.10 29.83

Steady now (+0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.05 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 60

Saharan dustNo

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
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	53 / 64 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Mon 26	Mainly clear	55 / 65 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Sun 25	Overcast	51 / 68 °F	0	10 mph W
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	51 / 68 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Fri 23	Overcast	55 / 66 °F	0	10 mph NW
Thu 22	Light rain	57 / 62 °F	0.58 in	8 mph WNW
Wed 21	Drizzle	57 / 64 °F	0.09 in	5 mph E

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	55 / 68 °F	0.01 in	7 mph NNE
Mon 19	Overcast	56 / 63 °F	0	10 mph W
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	57 / 66 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Sat 17	Clear sky	60 / 83 °F	0	9 mph W
Fri 16	Clear sky	57 / 83 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Thu 15	Clear sky	53 / 84 °F	0	4 mph N
Wed 14	Overcast	51 / 69 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Tue 13	Overcast	52 / 72 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Mon 12	Clear sky	54 / 65 °F	0	8 mph SW
Sun 11	Mainly clear	53 / 62 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	56 / 62 °F	0	13 mph SW
Fri 9	Overcast	56 / 65 °F	0	10 mph WSW
Thu 8	Mainly clear	57 / 74 °F	0	10 mph WSW
Wed 7	Clear sky	60 / 75 °F	0	10 mph W
Tue 6	Clear sky	59 / 77 °F	0	9 mph W
Mon 5	Clear sky	61 / 73 °F	0	9 mph W
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	64 / 85 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Sat 3	Overcast	58 / 86 °F	0	10 mph W
Fri 2	Overcast	56 / 75 °F	0	5 mph WNW
Thu 1	Overcast	56 / 71 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Wed 30	Mainly clear	57 / 74 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Tue 29	Overcast	55 / 74 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Mon 28	Partly cloudy	56 / 68 °F	0	9 mph SW

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 BerkeleyQuestions

What's the weather like today in Berkeley?

Overcast, from 48 °F to 66 °F, with a light breeze from the north (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Berkeley?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 48 °F and a high of 67 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.96 inHg and steady: −0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Berkeley?

The best time to visit Berkeley is from June to September: highs of 75 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Berkeley in October?

In October, Berkeley normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 53 °F, with about 3 rainy days (1.26 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 57 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Berkeley?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 78 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 44 °F. The wettest is January (5.17 in) and the driest, August.

More about Berkeley today

Weather near Berkeley

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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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 8.5 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 9:50 pm (local time).

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