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Weather in Encinitas

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:22 am (PDT)
Now · partly cloudy 67 °F
Feels like
70 °F
Low / high
64 / 71 °F
Rain
9% · 0.01 in
Wind
2 mph NW
↘ 29.90 inHg · falling

Today in Encinitas: light drizzle, 64 °F to 71 °F, with a 9% chance of rain (0.01 in) and a light air from the northwest (2 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 62 °F to 69 °F and a 21% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 73 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind Max wave High tides Model
Today · 29 Light drizzle 64 / 71 °F 9% · 0.01 in 12 mph SW 2.9 ft 12:25 am · 11:12 am HRRR + NBM
Fri 30 Light drizzle 62 / 69 °F 21% · 0.08 in 8 mph SSW 3.2 ft 1:47 am · 12:07 pm NBM
Sat 31 Light drizzle 60 / 69 °F 71% · 0.09 in 6 mph SE 3.3 ft 3:27 am · 1:20 pm NBM
Sun 1 Light rain 61 / 69 °F 86% · 0.73 in 13 mph NW 6.0 ft 3:48 am · 1:53 pm NBM
Mon 2 Mainly clear 58 / 72 °F 9% 8 mph N 6.0 ft 4:39 am · 3:27 pm NBM
Tue 3 Mainly clear 58 / 73 °F 8% 7 mph NNW 3.5 ft 5:17 am · 4:46 pm NBM
Wed 4 Overcast 58 / 73 °F 8% 8 mph NW 2.9 ft 5:49 am · 5:50 pm NBM
Thu 5 Partly cloudy 58 / 72 °F 12% 7 mph NW 2.6 ft 6:19 am · 6:45 pm NBM
Fri 6 Drizzle 59 / 71 °F 17% 8 mph NW 6.6 ft 6:47 am · 7:34 pm NBM
Sat 7 Drizzle 58 / 71 °F 13% 8 mph NNW 7.9 ft 7:13 am · 8:19 pm NBM
Sun 8 Overcast 58 / 73 °F 5% 7 mph NNW 5.8 ft 7:39 am · 9:03 pm NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9 Overcast 56 / 72 °F 6% 5 mph N 5.2 ft 8:04 am · 9:45 pm ECMWF
Tue 10 Overcast 57 / 72 °F 6% 6 mph NNE 5.1 ft 8:31 am · 10:30 pm ECMWF
Wed 11 Overcast 60 / 71 °F 10% 9 mph NNW 6.8 ft 8:59 am · 11:20 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 9:00 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 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastPartly cloudyMainly clearPartly cloudyLight drizzleLight drizzleOvercastLight drizzle
Temperature 67°67°67°68°71°70°68°65°
Chance of rain 0%0%0%0%0%4%1%9%
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.01 in
Wind (mph) 1 NNW0 NNW3 WNW1 ESE9 SSW11 SW7 SW4 WSW
Humidity 74%78%85%81%67%68%68%81%
UV 00014100
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Saturday 31: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

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

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 72°70°72°67°71°74°74°
AIFS 70°69°69°66°71°72°69°
GFS 71°70°71°69°73°76°76°
ICON 72°72°71°71°73°75°73°
HRRR 71°70°—————
NBM 70°69°69°69°72°73°73°
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 0.05 in0.09 in0.01 in0.65 in000
AIFS 0.07 in0.07 in0.35 in1.61 in00.00 in0.07 in
GFS 00.02 in0.00 in0.10 in000
ICON 000.19 in1.09 in000
HRRR 00.03 in—————
NBM 0.02 in0.08 in0.09 in0.73 in000
Confidence mediummediumlowmediumhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 919615614817722615413
AIFS 76317778
GFS 11911886810978587
ICON 8177177141328614817512
HRRR 12141012—————
NBM 914811691318811711811
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 73%73%78%89%8%11%12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 0%32%29%53%9%7%7%
NBM (NOAA) 9%21%71%86%9%8%8%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 0%2%2%4%1%0%1%

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 —
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.

Encinitas climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Encinitas is from June to October: highs of 69 °F to 76 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Month High Low Rain Rainy daysDays Sun (h/day) Water Waves
JanuaryJan 65° 47° 1.84 in 5 6.1 59° 3.1 ft
FebruaryFeb 65° 47° 2.07 in 7 5.9 59° 3.3 ft
MarchMar 65° 49° 1.41 in 5 7.8 60° 3.5 ft
AprilApr 67° 52° 0.97 in 3 8.7 61° 3.7 ft
MayMay 68° 56° 0.32 in 1 8.3 64° 3.6 ft
JuneJun 69° 59° 0.07 in 0 9.1 66° 3.3 ft
JulyJul 73° 62° 0.07 in 1 9.2 69° 3.1 ft
AugustAug 76° 64° 0.09 in 1 9.5 71° 3.0 ft
SeptemberSep 75° 62° 0.17 in 1 8.5 70° 3.1 ft
OctoberOct 73° 58° 0.43 in 1 7.2 67° 3.1 ft
NovemberNov 70° 52° 1.07 in 3 6.9 64° 3.0 ft
DecemberDec 66° 47° 1.77 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 10.29 in of rain on about 33 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

Now67 °Ffeels like 70 °F
Tomorrow62 / 69 °F

It's 67 °F now (feels like 70 °F). Today, 64 °F to 71 °F; tomorrow, 62 °F to 69 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 9% 0.01 in
  • Fri 30 21% 0.08 in
  • Sat 31 71% 0.09 in
  • Sun 1 86% 0.73 in
  • Mon 2 9%
  • Tue 3 8%
  • Wed 4 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 9%, with 0.01 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 21% and 0.08 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.61 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity77%
Dew point60 °F

Humidity is 77% now and the dew point is 60 °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
Clouds79%

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

UV index

Now0
Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3 · Sun 1: 3

IndexLevelWhat to do
0–2lowNo special protection needed.
3–5moderateHat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7highSunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10very highAvoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+extremeAvoid 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 Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Falling now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. 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.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 28 Overcast59 / 74 °F07 mph SSW
Tue 27 Overcast58 / 74 °F08 mph WNW
Mon 26 Mainly clear58 / 78 °F010 mph NW
Sun 25 Overcast60 / 76 °F09 mph NNW
Sat 24 Overcast58 / 74 °F07 mph N
Fri 23 Light rain60 / 69 °F0.43 in7 mph SSE
Thu 22 Drizzle63 / 72 °F0.21 in11 mph WSW
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 21 Rain61 / 79 °F0.77 in11 mph S
Tue 20 Partly cloudy62 / 78 °F08 mph SW
Mon 19 Clear sky62 / 81 °F08 mph WNW
Sun 18 Clear sky65 / 83 °F010 mph WNW
Sat 17 Overcast76 / 91 °F015 mph ENE
Fri 16 Mainly clear66 / 96 °F015 mph NE
Thu 15 Clear sky59 / 87 °F07 mph NNE
Wed 14 Clear sky55 / 77 °F07 mph N
Tue 13 Overcast61 / 72 °F07 mph NNW
Mon 12 Drizzle62 / 70 °F0.17 in10 mph WSW
Sun 11 Light rain63 / 69 °F0.70 in13 mph SW
Sat 10 Rain67 / 74 °F0.89 in10 mph NNW
Fri 9 Overcast70 / 80 °F08 mph WNW
Thu 8 Clear sky70 / 83 °F08 mph WNW
Wed 7 Clear sky71 / 87 °F07 mph W
Tue 6 Clear sky73 / 93 °F09 mph NW
Mon 5 Clear sky74 / 99 °F010 mph NNW
Sun 4 Clear sky79 / 97 °F09 mph N
Sat 3 Clear sky73 / 101 °F011 mph NE
Fri 2 Overcast66 / 93 °F07 mph NNW
Thu 1 Overcast63 / 78 °F08 mph NW
Wed 30 Overcast66 / 79 °F08 mph SSW
Tue 29 Mainly clear61 / 78 °F08 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 EncinitasQuestions

What's the weather like today in Encinitas?

Light drizzle, from 64 °F to 71 °F, with a light air from the northwest (2 mph) and a 9% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Encinitas?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 21% (0.08 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 58 °F and a high of 73 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 4.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.90 inHg and falling: −0.05 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Encinitas?

The best time to visit Encinitas is from June to October: highs of 69 °F to 76 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Encinitas in October?

In October, Encinitas normally sees highs of 73 °F and lows of 58 °F, with about 1 rainy days (0.43 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 Encinitas?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 76 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 47 °F. The wettest is February (2.07 in) and the driest, June.

More about Encinitas today

Weather near Encinitas

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 3.5 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 2:22 am (local time).

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