Weather in Channel Islands Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:19 pm (PDT)

Now · overcast 64 °F

Feels like: 64 °F
Low / high: 55 / 72 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 4 mph W

↗ 29.94 inHg · rising

Today in Channel Islands Beach: overcast, 55 °F to 72 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the west (4 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 61 °F to 70 °F and a 9% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 72 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Pt Mugu (KNTD), 6.2 mi away · 24 min ago

Visibility9.0 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature63 °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

72° 55°
Today
70° 61°
Thu 29
69° 59°
Fri 30
67° 59°
Sat 31
69° 58°
Sun 1
72° 56°
Mon 2
72° 58°
Tue 3
71° 57°
Wed 4
71° 57°
Thu 5
70° 57°
Fri 6
70° 58°
Sat 7
71° 58°
Sun 8
78° 58°
Mon 9
78° 58°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	55 / 72 °F	0%	9 mph N	3.2 ft	10:42 am	HRRR
Thu 29	Light drizzle	61 / 70 °F	9% · 0.05 in	9 mph NE	2.3 ft	12:42 am · 11:28 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	59 / 69 °F	40% · 0.16 in	9 mph SSW	2.5 ft	2:06 am · 12:23 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Drizzle	59 / 67 °F	76% · 0.21 in	7 mph ESE	2.6 ft	3:46 am · 1:37 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	58 / 69 °F	71% · 0.38 in	12 mph NW	7.1 ft	4:05 am · 2:10 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	56 / 72 °F	1%	9 mph NNE	4.5 ft	4:55 am · 3:44 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Clear sky	58 / 72 °F	7%	10 mph NW	2.9 ft	5:32 am · 5:02 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	57 / 71 °F	7%	11 mph NW	2.8 ft	6:05 am · 6:06 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Clear sky	57 / 71 °F	3%	9 mph NW	3.0 ft	6:34 am · 7:00 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Clear sky	57 / 70 °F	4%	11 mph NW	6.2 ft	7:02 am · 7:50 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Clear sky	58 / 70 °F	7% · 0.02 in	10 mph NNW	5.9 ft	7:28 am · 8:35 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	58 / 71 °F	2%	9 mph NNE	4.1 ft	7:54 am · 9:19 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	58 / 78 °F	2%	5 mph NW	4.3 ft	8:19 am · 10:02 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	58 / 78 °F	9%	4 mph WNW	3.9 ft	8:46 am · 10:48 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 3:00 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	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	59°	56°	55°	61°	71°	72°	67°	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)	5 ENE	4 NE	7 NE	7 NE	2 NW	8 W	6 WNW	3 NW
Humidity	94%	94%	90%	85%	64%	67%	69%	75%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	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 Friday 30: 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	72°	71°	70°	65°	71°	74°	74°
AIFS	68°	67°	66°	63°	66°	69°	71°
GFS	72°	71°	70°	68°	72°	75°	77°
ICON	72°	72°	71°	67°	70°	82°	86°
HRRR	72°	69°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	71°	70°	69°	67°	69°	72°	72°
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	0.02 in	0.17 in	0.01 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0.02 in	0.05 in	0.52 in	0.24 in	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.01 in	0.03 in	0.01 in	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	1.00 in	2.75 in	0	0
HRRR	0	0.02 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0.03 in	0.16 in	0.21 in	0.38 in	0	0
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	low	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	820	615	718	815	1517	822	617
AIFS	4	5	4	5	9	5	6
GFS	96	128	87	78	1110	109	97
ICON	815	815	917	817	1533	713	713
HRRR	913	711	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	913	1015	914	711	1217	913	1015
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%	4%	41%	80%	48%	0%	8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	29%	32%	32%	0%	11%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	9%	40%	76%	71%	1%	7%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	2%	2%	2%	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, wetter and a much warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.5 °F	Normal	Well above +10.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +6.1 °F	Well above +132%	Well above +11.0 °F	71° / 61°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +4.9 °F	Above +96%	Well above +11.2 °F	69° / 59°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +5.0 °F	Normal	Well above +11.5 °F	68° / 58°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +4.5 °F	A bit above +27%	Well above +11.3 °F	66° / 56°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Well above +5.9 °F	Well above +120%	Well above +12.4 °F
December	Well above +5.8 °F	Above +54%	Well above +12.6 °F
January	Above +4.5 °F	Well above +145%	Well above +10.6 °F
February	Above +2.7 °F	Well above +138%	Well above +8.5 °F
March	Above +2.9 °F	Well above +114%	Well above +7.0 °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.

Channel Islands Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Channel Islands Beach is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 75 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

67° 47°

JanJ
66° 47°

FebF
67° 48°

MarM
69° 49°

AprA
70° 53°

MayM
71° 56°

JunJ
73° 58°

JulJ
75° 59°

AugA
75° 59°

SepS
74° 55°

OctO
71° 50°

NovN
67° 46°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	67°	47°	2.67 in	6	5.4	58°	3.1 ft
FebruaryFeb	66°	47°	2.64 in	6	5.6	58°	3.3 ft
MarchMar	67°	48°	1.99 in	5	7.5	58°	3.5 ft
AprilApr	69°	49°	0.66 in	2	9.0	58°	3.8 ft
MayMay	70°	53°	0.12 in	1	8.7	60°	3.7 ft
JuneJun	71°	56°	0.05 in	0	9.0	63°	3.2 ft
JulyJul	73°	58°	0.04 in	0	9.0	66°	3.1 ft
AugustAug	75°	59°	0.01 in	0	9.5	67°	3.0 ft
SeptemberSep	75°	59°	0.06 in	0	8.5	67°	3.1 ft
OctoberOct	74°	55°	0.39 in	2	7.1	65°	3.0 ft
NovemberNov	71°	50°	1.07 in	3	6.7	63°	2.9 ft
DecemberDec	67°	46°	1.98 in	5	5.4	59°	3.1 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	58°	3.1 ft
Feb	58°	3.3 ft
Mar	58°	3.5 ft
Apr	58°	3.8 ft
May	60°	3.7 ft
Jun	63°	3.2 ft
Jul	66°	3.1 ft
Aug	67°	3.0 ft
Sep	67°	3.1 ft
Oct	65°	3.0 ft
Nov	63°	2.9 ft
Dec	59°	3.1 ft

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

A normal year brings 11.68 in of rain on about 30 days and about 2,800 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

Now64 °Ffeels like 64 °F

Tomorrow61 / 70 °F

It's 64 °F now (feels like 64 °F). Today, 55 °F to 72 °F; tomorrow, 61 °F to 70 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 9% 0.05 in
Fri 30 40% 0.16 in
Sat 31 76% 0.21 in
Sun 1 71% 0.38 in
Mon 2 1%
Tue 3 7%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 9% and 0.05 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.64 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity75%

Dew point56 °F

Humidity is 75% 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

Now12 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 3 · 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 · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.84

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.03 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 54

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 / 72 °F	0	6 mph N
Mon 26	Clear sky	55 / 72 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	54 / 74 °F	0	7 mph NNW
Sat 24	Clear sky	53 / 74 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Fri 23	Light drizzle	55 / 69 °F	0.01 in	10 mph NNW
Thu 22	Light rain	57 / 62 °F	0.40 in	8 mph NE
Wed 21	Light rain	60 / 66 °F	0.80 in	11 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	60 / 76 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Mon 19	Mainly clear	60 / 77 °F	0	6 mph W
Sun 18	Clear sky	61 / 81 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Sat 17	Overcast	70 / 91 °F	0	13 mph ENE
Fri 16	Clear sky	62 / 95 °F	0	19 mph ENE
Thu 15	Clear sky	56 / 85 °F	0	7 mph NW
Wed 14	Clear sky	53 / 79 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Tue 13	Clear sky	51 / 72 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	60 / 67 °F	0.04 in	10 mph W
Sun 11	Overcast	63 / 69 °F	0	12 mph WSW
Sat 10	Overcast	63 / 73 °F	0	5 mph WNW
Fri 9	Overcast	65 / 75 °F	0	8 mph W
Thu 8	Partly cloudy	66 / 78 °F	0	8 mph W
Wed 7	Overcast	69 / 84 °F	0	8 mph W
Tue 6	Clear sky	69 / 89 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Mon 5	Clear sky	70 / 92 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Sun 4	Clear sky	70 / 94 °F	0	6 mph NW
Sat 3	Mainly clear	67 / 90 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Fri 2	Overcast	63 / 80 °F	0	7 mph W
Thu 1	Overcast	62 / 76 °F	0	8 mph W
Wed 30	Mainly clear	64 / 78 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Tue 29	Clear sky	60 / 81 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Mon 28	Clear sky	63 / 75 °F	0	8 mph W

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 Channel Islands BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Channel Islands Beach?

Overcast, from 55 °F to 72 °F, with a light breeze from the west (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Channel Islands Beach?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 9% (0.05 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 55 °F and a high of 72 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.94 inHg and rising: +0.00 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Channel Islands Beach?

The best time to visit Channel Islands Beach is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 75 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Channel Islands Beach in October?

In October, Channel Islands Beach normally sees highs of 74 °F and lows of 55 °F, with about 2 rainy days (0.39 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 65 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Channel Islands Beach?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 75 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 46 °F. The wettest is January (2.67 in) and the driest, August.

More about Channel Islands Beach today

Weather near Channel Islands Beach

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 6.5 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 8:19 pm (local time).

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