Weather in Bolinas

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:09 am (PDT)

Now · overcast 53 °F

Feels like: 50 °F
Low / high: 52 / 64 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 2 mph ESE

→ 29.93 inHg · steady

Today in Bolinas: overcast, 52 °F to 64 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 54 °F to 61 °F and a 3% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 65 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

64° 52°
Today
61° 54°
Fri 30
60° 53°
Sat 31
61° 51°
Sun 1
63° 52°
Mon 2
65° 54°
Tue 3
63° 55°
Wed 4
63° 54°
Thu 5
62° 55°
Fri 6
63° 55°
Sat 7
62° 55°
Sun 8
65° 58°
Mon 9
64° 60°
Tue 10
65° 62°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	52 / 64 °F	1%	9 mph WSW	4.9 ft	3:16 am · 1:43 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	54 / 61 °F	3%	7 mph WNW	4.3 ft	4:22 am · 2:38 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	53 / 60 °F	31% · 0.02 in	5 mph W	4.3 ft	5:27 am · 3:47 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	51 / 61 °F	28%	8 mph NW	5.8 ft	5:27 am · 4:12 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	52 / 63 °F	5%	3 mph N	5.4 ft	6:22 am · 5:38 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	54 / 65 °F	14%	5 mph NNE	5.4 ft	7:10 am · 6:54 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	55 / 63 °F	12%	3 mph SSW	4.7 ft	7:54 am · 8:00 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Drizzle	54 / 63 °F	18%	5 mph SW	5.4 ft	8:34 am · 8:59 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	55 / 62 °F	22%	6 mph WNW	11 ft	9:10 am · 9:54 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Partly cloudy	55 / 63 °F	9%	4 mph NNW	10 ft	9:42 am · 10:47 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Drizzle	55 / 62 °F	10% · 0.05 in	3 mph NNW	9.6 ft	10:11 am · 11:39 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	58 / 65 °F	16% · 0.33 in	9 mph S	9.4 ft	10:37 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light rain	60 / 64 °F	31% · 0.29 in	21 mph S	13 ft	12:32 am · 11:01 am	ECMWF
Wed 11	Rain	62 / 65 °F	27% · 2.87 in	22 mph SSW	15 ft	1:26 am · 11:26 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 10:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 pm; 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	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	54°	53°	54°	55°	64°	63°	60°	54°
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)	0 NNW	2 E	1 S	2 WSW	4 SW	9 WSW	4 WNW	2 N
Humidity	55%	65%	58%	58%	57%	65%	65%	73%
UV	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain on Sunday 1: 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	67°	65°	64°	65°	69°	70°	68°
AIFS	64°	64°	62°	63°	63°	65°	63°
GFS	68°	63°	62°	63°	65°	67°	64°
ICON	65°	67°	66°	66°	66°	67°	67°
HRRR	64°	67°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	62°	61°	60°	61°	63°	65°	63°
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	0	0.05 in	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.08 in	0.05 in	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0	0.01 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0.02 in	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	516	1024	619	1022	619	515	1025
AIFS	5	10	7	15	7	6	7
GFS	64	912	811	1117	67	86	79
ICON	410	512	820	616	415	411	717
HRRR	911	1421	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	36	714	511	815	36	59	38
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	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)	0%	0%	34%	27%	1%	10%	20%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	29%	30%	1%	13%	6%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	3%	31%	28%	5%	14%	12%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	3%	5%	0%	0%	2%

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: much warmer, wetter and a much warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +5.4 °F	Normal	Well above +9.2 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +7.2 °F	Well above +169%	Well above +10.8 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +6.1 °F	Well above +103%	Well above +10.8 °F	63° / 56°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +6.1 °F	Above +53%	Well above +11.2 °F	63° / 55°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Well above +5.8 °F	Above +63%	Well above +11.5 °F	61° / 54°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Well above +6.5 °F	Above +88%	Well above +12.2 °F
December	Well above +6.3 °F	Above +73%	Well above +12.1 °F
January	Well above +5.4 °F	Well above +151%	Well above +9.4 °F
February	Above +4.0 °F	Well above +109%	Well above +6.8 °F
March	Above +3.6 °F	Well above +119%	Well above +5.8 °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.

Bolinas climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Bolinas is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 74 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

58° 43°

JanJ
61° 44°

FebF
63° 45°

MarM
66° 46°

AprA
68° 48°

MayM
71° 50°

JunJ
73° 51°

JulJ
74° 52°

AugA
74° 52°

SepS
72° 50°

OctO
65° 46°

NovN
58° 43°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	58°	43°	7.96 in	10	3.1	53°	5.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	61°	44°	7.89 in	9	4.0	53°	5.4 ft
MarchMar	63°	45°	5.48 in	8	6.5	54°	5.1 ft
AprilApr	66°	46°	2.83 in	5	7.9	53°	5.1 ft
MayMay	68°	48°	1.36 in	3	8.7	53°	4.6 ft
JuneJun	71°	50°	0.36 in	1	10.6	54°	4.5 ft
JulyJul	73°	51°	0.12 in	0	10.1	56°	3.9 ft
AugustAug	74°	52°	0.11 in	0	9.4	58°	3.4 ft
SeptemberSep	74°	52°	0.22 in	1	8.8	58°	3.8 ft
OctoberOct	72°	50°	2.15 in	3	7.0	57°	4.2 ft
NovemberNov	65°	46°	4.55 in	6	5.1	55°	4.7 ft
DecemberDec	58°	43°	9.39 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 42.43 in of rain on about 54 days and about 2,550 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

Now53 °Ffeels like 50 °F

Tomorrow54 / 61 °F

It's 53 °F now (feels like 50 °F). Today, 52 °F to 64 °F; tomorrow, 54 °F to 61 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Fri 30 3%
Sat 31 31% 0.02 in
Sun 1 28%
Mon 2 5%
Tue 3 14%
Wed 4 12%

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.34 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity65%

Dew point41 °F

Humidity is 65% now and the dew point is 41 °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

Now14 migood

Clouds94%

Visibility is good now (14 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 4

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 29.86

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.03 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 45

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
Wed 28	Overcast	46 / 68 °F	0	8 mph NW
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	51 / 65 °F	0	11 mph NW
Mon 26	Overcast	53 / 66 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Sun 25	Overcast	50 / 70 °F	0	4 mph W
Sat 24	Clear sky	50 / 72 °F	0	6 mph N
Fri 23	Partly cloudy	51 / 68 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Thu 22	Heavy drizzle	55 / 63 °F	0.39 in	11 mph NW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	56 / 67 °F	0.08 in	7 mph ESE
Tue 20	Light drizzle	50 / 68 °F	0.01 in	4 mph NNE
Mon 19	Overcast	52 / 63 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Sun 18	Overcast	54 / 68 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Sat 17	Clear sky	57 / 85 °F	0	6 mph NNW
Fri 16	Clear sky	64 / 86 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Thu 15	Clear sky	54 / 83 °F	0	7 mph N
Wed 14	Clear sky	52 / 73 °F	0	5 mph WNW
Tue 13	Mainly clear	49 / 75 °F	0	11 mph NNW
Mon 12	Mainly clear	49 / 66 °F	0	7 mph S
Sun 11	Mainly clear	49 / 65 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Sat 10	Clear sky	53 / 64 °F	0	14 mph WNW
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	56 / 65 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Thu 8	Partly cloudy	56 / 83 °F	0	9 mph NW
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	58 / 82 °F	0	6 mph NW
Tue 6	Clear sky	60 / 85 °F	0	8 mph NW
Mon 5	Mainly clear	61 / 81 °F	0	9 mph NW
Sun 4	Overcast	65 / 89 °F	0	5 mph N
Sat 3	Partly cloudy	63 / 89 °F	0	5 mph N
Fri 2	Overcast	55 / 81 °F	0	4 mph NNW
Thu 1	Overcast	54 / 77 °F	0	5 mph SSE
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	56 / 81 °F	0	6 mph NW
Tue 29	Clear sky	55 / 82 °F	0	10 mph NW

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 BolinasQuestions

What's the weather like today in Bolinas?

Overcast, from 52 °F to 64 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Bolinas?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 3% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 51 °F and a high of 65 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.93 inHg and steady: −0.07 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Bolinas?

The best time to visit Bolinas is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 74 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Bolinas in October?

In October, Bolinas normally sees highs of 72 °F and lows of 50 °F, with about 3 rainy days (2.15 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 Bolinas?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 74 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 43 °F. The wettest is December (9.39 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 7.2 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 3:09 am (local time).

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