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Weather in Oceanside

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:23 am (PDT)
Now · overcast 65 °F
Feels like
66 °F
Low / high
63 / 71 °F
Rain
3% · 0.04 in
Wind
4 mph NNE
→ 29.91 inHg · steady

Today in Oceanside: light drizzle, 63 °F to 71 °F, with a 3% chance of rain (0.04 in) and a light breeze from the north-northeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 62 °F to 69 °F and a 21% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 73 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Oceanside Muni (KOKB), 2.4 mi away · 31 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note
Temperature65 °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

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind Max wave High tides Model
Today · 29 Light drizzle 63 / 71 °F 3% · 0.04 in 10 mph SW 2.8 ft 12:04 am · 11:00 am HRRR + NBM
Fri 30 Light drizzle 62 / 69 °F 21% · 0.10 in 7 mph SSW 3.2 ft 1:21 am · 11:57 am NBM
Sat 31 Light drizzle 60 / 69 °F 64% · 0.07 in 8 mph SE 3.4 ft 2:55 am · 1:12 pm NBM
Sun 1 Light rain 61 / 69 °F 83% · 0.69 in 10 mph NNW 5.8 ft 3:27 am · 1:45 pm NBM
Mon 2 Mainly clear 59 / 73 °F 6% 8 mph N 5.8 ft 4:21 am · 3:19 pm NBM
Tue 3 Mainly clear 59 / 73 °F 11% 9 mph NW 3.5 ft 5:00 am · 4:34 pm NBM
Wed 4 Overcast 60 / 72 °F 11% 8 mph NW 2.9 ft 5:33 am · 5:35 pm NBM
Thu 5 Partly cloudy 59 / 72 °F 10% 7 mph NNW 2.6 ft 6:04 am · 6:28 pm NBM
Fri 6 Light drizzle 60 / 71 °F 10% 8 mph NNW 6.0 ft 6:33 am · 7:16 pm NBM
Sat 7 Light drizzle 60 / 72 °F 12% · 0.09 in 9 mph NNW 6.9 ft 7:01 am · 7:59 pm NBM
Sun 8 Overcast 57 / 73 °F 5% 8 mph N 4.9 ft 7:28 am · 8:40 pm NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9 Overcast 55 / 73 °F 4% 5 mph NNW 4.3 ft 7:55 am · 9:21 pm ECMWF
Tue 10 Overcast 56 / 73 °F 6% 6 mph NNW 4.2 ft 8:21 am · 10:05 pm ECMWF
Wed 11 Overcast 58 / 73 °F 14% 8 mph NW 5.6 ft 8:48 am · 10:54 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 8:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 5:00 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 OvercastOvercastMainly clearPartly cloudyOvercastOvercastOvercastLight drizzle
Temperature 66°63°64°66°70°69°68°67°
Chance of rain 0%0%0%0%0%1%0%3%
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.04 in
Wind (mph) 3 NNE4 NE5 NE6 ENE10 SSW9 SW7 SW5 WSW
Humidity 79%83%81%76%72%70%67%77%
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 74°71°71°67°73°78°75°
AIFS 70°69°69°65°71°74°70°
GFS 71°71°71°70°74°77°76°
ICON 72°71°69°71°73°76°73°
HRRR 71°——————
NBM 71°69°69°69°73°73°72°
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 0.01 in0.09 in0.02 in0.43 in000
AIFS 0.07 in0.07 in0.35 in1.54 in000.05 in
GFS 00.02 in0.01 in0.10 in000
ICON 00.01 in0.22 in1.62 in000
HRRR 0——————
NBM 0.05 in0.10 in0.07 in0.69 in000
Confidence mediummediumlowmediumhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 719718516615617715517
AIFS 65310556
GFS 1091088610109795117
ICON 7167165111225614715613
HRRR 1013——————
NBM 9147118121016813914813
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 31%77%76%86%0%11%12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 0%32%29%53%9%7%7%
NBM (NOAA) 3%21%64%83%6%11%11%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 0%2%2%9%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: 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 +4.7 °F Normal Well above +9.5 °F —
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15 Well above +6.3 °F Well above +132% Well above +10.8 °F —
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22 Above +5.0 °F Well above +192% Well above +11.3 °F 70° / 60°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29 Well above +5.4 °F Above +85% Well above +12.1 °F 69° / 58°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6 Above +4.9 °F Above +71% Well above +12.2 °F 67° / 56°

Coming months

When TemperatureTemp. Rain Sea
November Well above +6.8 °F Well above +172% Well above +13.5 °F
December Well above +6.1 °F Above +75% Well above +13.3 °F
January Above +5.2 °F Well above +183% Well above +11.0 °F
February Above +3.6 °F Well above +169% Well above +8.6 °F
March Above +3.4 °F Well above +135% 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.

Oceanside climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Oceanside is from June to October: highs of 71 °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 66° 46° 1.71 in 5 6.1 59° 3.1 ft
FebruaryFeb 65° 47° 1.99 in 6 5.8 59° 3.3 ft
MarchMar 66° 49° 1.38 in 5 7.7 60° 3.5 ft
AprilApr 68° 51° 0.98 in 2 8.7 61° 3.7 ft
MayMay 69° 55° 0.29 in 1 8.3 64° 3.6 ft
JuneJun 71° 58° 0.07 in 0 9.1 66° 3.3 ft
JulyJul 74° 62° 0.09 in 0 9.1 69° 3.1 ft
AugustAug 76° 64° 0.08 in 0 9.5 71° 3.0 ft
SeptemberSep 76° 62° 0.20 in 1 8.5 70° 3.1 ft
OctoberOct 75° 58° 0.40 in 2 7.2 67° 3.1 ft
NovemberNov 71° 51° 1.02 in 2 6.9 64° 3.0 ft
DecemberDec 66° 46° 1.81 in 5 5.8 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 10.04 in of rain on about 29 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

Now65 °Ffeels like 66 °F
Tomorrow62 / 69 °F

It's 65 °F now (feels like 66 °F). Today, 63 °F to 71 °F; tomorrow, 62 °F to 69 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 3% 0.04 in
  • Fri 30 21% 0.10 in
  • Sat 31 64% 0.07 in
  • Sun 1 83% 0.69 in
  • Mon 2 6%
  • Tue 3 11%
  • Wed 4 11%

Today the chance of rain reaches 3%, with 0.04 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 21% and 0.10 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.71 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity79%
Dew point58 °F

Humidity is 79% now and the dew point is 58 °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

Now11 migood
Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (11 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 · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. 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.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 28 Overcast56 / 75 °F07 mph NNW
Tue 27 Overcast55 / 76 °F08 mph W
Mon 26 Clear sky58 / 80 °F09 mph WNW
Sun 25 Partly cloudy58 / 79 °F07 mph NW
Sat 24 Partly cloudy54 / 74 °F07 mph NNW
Fri 23 Light rain59 / 69 °F0.47 in8 mph SSW
Thu 22 Drizzle60 / 70 °F0.27 in7 mph SSW
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 21 Rain61 / 80 °F0.85 in10 mph S
Tue 20 Mainly clear62 / 80 °F07 mph SW
Mon 19 Clear sky64 / 85 °F09 mph WSW
Sun 18 Clear sky64 / 87 °F09 mph WNW
Sat 17 Overcast72 / 92 °F06 mph NE
Fri 16 Clear sky66 / 98 °F012 mph NE
Thu 15 Clear sky60 / 91 °F09 mph NNE
Wed 14 Clear sky55 / 79 °F06 mph N
Tue 13 Partly cloudy56 / 73 °F07 mph WNW
Mon 12 Light drizzle59 / 69 °F0.19 in10 mph SW
Sun 11 Rain63 / 69 °F1.11 in11 mph SW
Sat 10 Rain66 / 77 °F0.64 in11 mph N
Fri 9 Mainly clear65 / 86 °F09 mph SW
Thu 8 Clear sky69 / 89 °F010 mph SW
Wed 7 Clear sky71 / 95 °F09 mph SW
Tue 6 Clear sky75 / 101 °F09 mph W
Mon 5 Partly cloudy76 / 103 °F09 mph NNW
Sun 4 Clear sky75 / 103 °F010 mph SSE
Sat 3 Clear sky73 / 105 °F011 mph NNE
Fri 2 Overcast66 / 101 °F07 mph WNW
Thu 1 Overcast60 / 84 °F07 mph W
Wed 30 Mainly clear64 / 82 °F08 mph SW
Tue 29 Mainly clear61 / 81 °F010 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 OceansideQuestions

What's the weather like today in Oceanside?

Light drizzle, from 63 °F to 71 °F, with a light breeze from the north-northeast (4 mph) and a 3% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Oceanside?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 21% (0.10 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 59 °F and a high of 73 °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 29.91 inHg and steady: −0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Oceanside?

The best time to visit Oceanside is from June to October: highs of 71 °F to 76 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Oceanside in October?

In October, Oceanside normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 58 °F, with about 2 rainy days (0.40 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 Oceanside?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 76 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 46 °F. The wettest is February (1.99 in) and the driest, June.

More about Oceanside today

Weather near Oceanside

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 8.4 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 1:23 am (local time).

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