Weather in Carlsbad

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 3:58 pm (PDT)

Now · partly cloudy 72 °F

Feels like: 70 °F
Low / high: 56 / 73 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 8 mph SW

→ 29.92 inHg · steady

Today in Carlsbad: overcast, 56 °F to 73 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the southwest (8 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 60 °F to 71 °F and a 8% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 74 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Oceanside Muni (KOKB), 4.2 mi away · 1 h 7 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature75 °F

Wind13 mph from the west-southwest

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

73° 56°
Today
71° 60°
Thu 29
70° 61°
Fri 30
69° 59°
Sat 31
69° 61°
Sun 1
74° 58°
Mon 2
74° 58°
Tue 3
73° 58°
Wed 4
71° 58°
Thu 5
70° 58°
Fri 6
71° 57°
Sat 7
76° 57°
Sun 8
79° 59°
Mon 9
82° 60°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	56 / 73 °F	0%	8 mph SSE	3.1 ft	10:27 am	HRRR
Thu 29	Light drizzle	60 / 71 °F	8% · 0.05 in	8 mph SW	3.1 ft	12:25 am · 11:12 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Drizzle	61 / 70 °F	27% · 0.04 in	7 mph SSW	3.3 ft	1:47 am · 12:07 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Drizzle	59 / 69 °F	70% · 0.17 in	8 mph SE	3.4 ft	3:27 am · 1:20 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light rain	61 / 69 °F	87% · 0.87 in	14 mph N	5.5 ft	3:48 am · 1:53 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	58 / 74 °F	11%	8 mph NNE	5.4 ft	4:39 am · 3:27 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Mainly clear	58 / 74 °F	12%	7 mph NNW	3.5 ft	5:17 am · 4:46 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	58 / 73 °F	13%	7 mph NW	2.9 ft	5:49 am · 5:50 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Partly cloudy	58 / 71 °F	13%	6 mph NNW	2.4 ft	6:19 am · 6:45 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Overcast	58 / 70 °F	18% · 0.05 in	7 mph NNW	5.2 ft	6:47 am · 7:34 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	57 / 71 °F	15%	8 mph NW	6.0 ft	7:13 am · 8:19 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	57 / 76 °F	7%	6 mph NNW	4.3 ft	7:39 am · 9:03 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	59 / 79 °F	4%	4 mph NW	4.3 ft	8:04 am · 9:45 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	60 / 82 °F	4%	4 mph NNE	4.1 ft	8:31 am · 10:30 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 10:00 am; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 am; 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	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast
Temperature	60°	58°	56°	64°	73°	73°	68°	64°
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)	6 ESE	4 ENE	5 NE	5 NE	7 S	8 SW	5 SW	3 SSW
Humidity	83%	88%	89%	70%	66%	59%	61%	68%
UV	0	0	0	1	5	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 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	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	74°	73°	71°	73°	72°	72°	76°
AIFS	72°	70°	69°	69°	66°	71°	76°
GFS	74°	72°	71°	72°	72°	81°	81°
ICON	73°	72°	72°	72°	70°	78°	81°
HRRR	73°	70°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	73°	71°	70°	69°	69°	74°	74°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0.01 in	0.18 in	0.15 in	0.80 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0.07 in	0.05 in	0.38 in	1.49 in	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.01 in	0	0.17 in	0	0
ICON	0	0	0.02 in	0.28 in	2.24 in	0.01 in	0
HRRR	0	0.03 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0.05 in	0.04 in	0.17 in	0.87 in	0	0
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	718	820	514	717	1115	617	515
AIFS	6	6	5	2	10	5	4
GFS	107	119	109	99	79	99	86
ICON	614	818	716	923	921	818	612
HRRR	810	911	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	711	813	712	814	1420	813	711
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%	31%	65%	90%	96%	6%	8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	19%	23%	39%	4%	6%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	8%	27%	70%	87%	11%	6%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	1%	1%	10%	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: much warmer, much wetter and a much warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +5.2 °F	Normal	Well above +9.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +6.8 °F	Well above +139%	Well above +11.0 °F	71° / 64°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +5.8 °F	Well above +208%	Well above +11.5 °F	69° / 62°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +6.1 °F	Above +95%	Well above +12.2 °F	68° / 60°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Well above +5.6 °F	Above +79%	Well above +12.2 °F	67° / 58°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Well above +7.4 °F	Well above +188%	Well above +13.7 °F
December	Well above +6.8 °F	Above +92%	Well above +13.3 °F
January	Well above +5.6 °F	Well above +202%	Well above +10.8 °F
February	Above +3.8 °F	Well above +189%	Well above +8.6 °F
March	Above +3.6 °F	Well above +141%	Well above +6.8 °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.

Carlsbad climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Carlsbad is from June to October: highs of 71 °F to 77 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

67° 47°

JanJ
66° 48°

FebF
67° 49°

MarM
69° 52°

AprA
70° 56°

MayM
71° 59°

JunJ
75° 62°

JulJ
77° 64°

AugA
77° 63°

SepS
76° 58°

OctO
71° 51°

NovN
67° 47°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	67°	47°	1.76 in	5	6.1	59°	3.1 ft
FebruaryFeb	66°	48°	2.00 in	6	5.9	59°	3.3 ft
MarchMar	67°	49°	1.34 in	5	7.8	60°	3.5 ft
AprilApr	69°	52°	0.98 in	2	8.7	61°	3.7 ft
MayMay	70°	56°	0.31 in	1	8.3	64°	3.6 ft
JuneJun	71°	59°	0.07 in	0	9.1	66°	3.3 ft
JulyJul	75°	62°	0.08 in	0	9.1	69°	3.1 ft
AugustAug	77°	64°	0.08 in	0	9.5	71°	3.0 ft
SeptemberSep	77°	63°	0.18 in	1	8.5	70°	3.1 ft
OctoberOct	76°	58°	0.41 in	2	7.2	67°	3.1 ft
NovemberNov	71°	51°	1.05 in	2	6.9	64°	3.0 ft
DecemberDec	67°	47°	1.79 in	5	5.9	61°	3.1 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	59°	3.1 ft
Feb	59°	3.3 ft
Mar	60°	3.5 ft
Apr	61°	3.7 ft
May	64°	3.6 ft
Jun	66°	3.3 ft
Jul	69°	3.1 ft
Aug	71°	3.0 ft
Sep	70°	3.1 ft
Oct	67°	3.1 ft
Nov	64°	3.0 ft
Dec	61°	3.1 ft

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

A normal year brings 10.05 in of rain on about 29 days and about 2,850 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

Now72 °Ffeels like 70 °F

Tomorrow60 / 71 °F

It's 72 °F now (feels like 70 °F). Today, 56 °F to 73 °F; tomorrow, 60 °F to 71 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 8% 0.05 in
Fri 30 27% 0.04 in
Sat 31 70% 0.17 in
Sun 1 87% 0.87 in
Mon 2 11%
Tue 3 12%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 8% and 0.05 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 1.57 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity57%

Dew point56 °F

Humidity is 57% now and the dew point is 56 °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

Now19 migood

Clouds53%

Visibility is good now (19 mi). No fog expected today.

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

UV index

Now1

Today's peak5moderate

Thu 29: 4 · Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3

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

29.8029.9030.00 29.86

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

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 59

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	Overcast	55 / 76 °F	0	8 mph W
Mon 26	Clear sky	58 / 80 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	58 / 79 °F	0	7 mph NW
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	54 / 74 °F	0	7 mph NNW
Fri 23	Light rain	59 / 69 °F	0.47 in	8 mph SSW
Thu 22	Drizzle	60 / 70 °F	0.27 in	7 mph SSW
Wed 21	Rain	61 / 80 °F	0.85 in	10 mph S

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Mainly clear	62 / 80 °F	0	7 mph SW
Mon 19	Clear sky	64 / 85 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Sun 18	Clear sky	64 / 87 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sat 17	Overcast	72 / 92 °F	0	6 mph NE
Fri 16	Clear sky	66 / 98 °F	0	12 mph NE
Thu 15	Clear sky	60 / 91 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Wed 14	Clear sky	55 / 79 °F	0	6 mph N
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	56 / 73 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	59 / 69 °F	0.19 in	10 mph SW
Sun 11	Rain	63 / 69 °F	1.11 in	11 mph SW
Sat 10	Rain	66 / 77 °F	0.64 in	11 mph N
Fri 9	Mainly clear	65 / 86 °F	0	9 mph SW
Thu 8	Clear sky	69 / 89 °F	0	10 mph SW
Wed 7	Clear sky	71 / 95 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 6	Clear sky	75 / 101 °F	0	9 mph W
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	76 / 103 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Sun 4	Clear sky	75 / 103 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Sat 3	Clear sky	73 / 105 °F	0	11 mph NNE
Fri 2	Overcast	66 / 101 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Thu 1	Overcast	60 / 84 °F	0	7 mph W
Wed 30	Mainly clear	64 / 82 °F	0	8 mph SW
Tue 29	Mainly clear	61 / 81 °F	0	10 mph SW
Mon 28	Light drizzle	66 / 83 °F	0.02 in	10 mph WSW

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 CarlsbadQuestions

What's the weather like today in Carlsbad?

Overcast, from 56 °F to 73 °F, with a gentle breeze from the southwest (8 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Carlsbad?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 8% (0.05 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 56 °F and a high of 74 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.92 inHg and steady: −0.02 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Carlsbad?

The best time to visit Carlsbad is from June to October: highs of 71 °F to 77 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Carlsbad in October?

In October, Carlsbad normally sees highs of 76 °F and lows of 58 °F, with about 2 rainy days (0.41 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 67 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Carlsbad?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 77 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 47 °F. The wettest is February (2.00 in) and the driest, June.

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Weather near Carlsbad

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 8.6 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 3:58 pm (local time).

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