Weather in Rancho Palos Verdes

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 4:05 pm (PDT)

Now · mainly clear 71 °F

Feels like: 70 °F
Low / high: 60 / 72 °F
Rain: 5%
Wind: 9 mph SW

→ 29.92 inHg · steady

Today in Rancho Palos Verdes: overcast, 60 °F to 72 °F, with a 5% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the southwest (9 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 63 °F to 69 °F and a 5% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 73 °F. Next likely rain: Friday 30 (22%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

72° 60°
Today
69° 63°
Thu 29
69° 63°
Fri 30
67° 62°
Sat 31
69° 62°
Sun 1
72° 61°
Mon 2
73° 62°
Tue 3
71° 62°
Wed 4
70° 61°
Thu 5
69° 61°
Fri 6
69° 60°
Sat 7
73° 60°
Sun 8
75° 62°
Mon 9
78° 63°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	60 / 72 °F	5%	10 mph SW	2.9 ft	10:32 am	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	63 / 69 °F	5% · 0.01 in	10 mph S	2.4 ft	12:32 am · 11:18 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	63 / 69 °F	22% · 0.05 in	9 mph SSW	2.7 ft	1:56 am · 12:13 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Light rain	62 / 67 °F	71% · 0.31 in	13 mph SE	2.6 ft	3:36 am · 1:27 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Rain	62 / 69 °F	82% · 0.61 in	13 mph NNW	5.6 ft	3:55 am · 2:00 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Partly cloudy	61 / 72 °F	4%	9 mph NNW	5.1 ft	4:45 am · 3:34 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Partly cloudy	62 / 73 °F	7%	9 mph NW	2.5 ft	5:22 am · 4:52 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	62 / 71 °F	8%	11 mph WNW	2.2 ft	5:55 am · 5:56 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	61 / 70 °F	11%	9 mph WNW	3.1 ft	6:24 am · 6:50 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Overcast	61 / 69 °F	15%	11 mph WNW	6.4 ft	6:52 am · 7:40 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	60 / 69 °F	10%	10 mph WNW	6.3 ft	7:18 am · 8:25 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	60 / 73 °F	6%	8 mph NW	4.1 ft	7:44 am · 9:09 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	62 / 75 °F	4%	6 mph NW	3.9 ft	8:09 am · 9:52 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	63 / 78 °F	3%	6 mph NW	3.7 ft	8:36 am · 10:38 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 11:00 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	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast
Temperature	62°	62°	61°	67°	71°	72°	67°	64°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	1%	2%	3%	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)	2 SW	2 SSW	4 SW	2 SSE	3 WSW	10 SSW	6 SW	2 SW
Humidity	67%	71%	78%	79%	68%	68%	70%	67%
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	71°	70°	69°	69°	71°	70°	72°
AIFS	72°	70°	70°	68°	70°	71°	74°
GFS	72°	70°	70°	70°	71°	77°	78°
ICON	74°	74°	73°	70°	72°	78°	85°
HRRR	72°	70°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	71°	69°	69°	67°	69°	72°	73°
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	0.05 in	0.31 in	0.59 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0.05 in	0.59 in	0.85 in	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.16 in	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0.44 in	2.40 in	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.05 in	0.31 in	0.61 in	0	0
Confidence	high	high	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	615	716	819	613	1317	717	612
AIFS	6	8	6	4	15	6	9
GFS	86	98	109	89	89	1113	910
ICON	615	717	718	919	1029	617	513
HRRR	1011	910	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	99	1011	910	1314	1314	911	910
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)	2%	20%	18%	91%	91%	3%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	35%	33%	26%	3%	6%
NBM (NOAA)	5%	5%	22%	71%	82%	4%	4%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	1%	1%	3%	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: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.1 °F	Above +88%	75° / 57°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Above +94%	71° / 54°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	69° / 51°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	68° / 49°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +4.5 °F	Above +97%
December	Above +3.8 °F	A bit above +23%
January	Above +3.2 °F	Well above +131%
February	A bit above +1.4 °F	Well above +117%
March	A bit above +1.6 °F	Well above +113%

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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Rancho Palos Verdes climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Rancho Palos Verdes is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

64° 48°

JanJ
64° 48°

FebF
64° 49°

MarM
67° 50°

AprA
68° 53°

MayM
71° 57°

JunJ
76° 60°

JulJ
78° 61°

AugA
76° 60°

SepS
73° 57°

OctO
69° 51°

NovN
65° 48°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	64°	48°	2.75 in	6	5.7	59°	2.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	64°	48°	3.08 in	6	5.5	59°	2.7 ft
MarchMar	64°	49°	1.99 in	4	7.4	59°	2.9 ft
AprilApr	67°	50°	1.01 in	2	8.8	59°	3.1 ft
MayMay	68°	53°	0.20 in	1	8.5	62°	3.0 ft
JuneJun	71°	57°	0.08 in	0	8.9	65°	2.6 ft
JulyJul	76°	60°	0.08 in	0	9.3	67°	2.5 ft
AugustAug	78°	61°	0.02 in	0	9.7	68°	2.4 ft
SeptemberSep	76°	60°	0.12 in	0	8.5	68°	2.5 ft
OctoberOct	73°	57°	0.46 in	2	7.0	66°	2.4 ft
NovemberNov	69°	51°	1.16 in	2	6.6	63°	2.3 ft
DecemberDec	65°	48°	2.24 in	5	5.5	60°	2.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	59°	2.5 ft
Feb	59°	2.7 ft
Mar	59°	2.9 ft
Apr	59°	3.1 ft
May	62°	3.0 ft
Jun	65°	2.6 ft
Jul	67°	2.5 ft
Aug	68°	2.4 ft
Sep	68°	2.5 ft
Oct	66°	2.4 ft
Nov	63°	2.3 ft
Dec	60°	2.5 ft

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

A normal year brings 13.19 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

Now71 °Ffeels like 70 °F

Tomorrow63 / 69 °F

It's 71 °F now (feels like 70 °F). Today, 60 °F to 72 °F; tomorrow, 63 °F to 69 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 5%
Thu 29 5% 0.01 in
Fri 30 22% 0.05 in
Sat 31 71% 0.31 in
Sun 1 82% 0.61 in
Mon 2 4%
Tue 3 7%

Today the chance of rain reaches 5%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 22% and 0.05 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 1.07 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity68%

Dew point59 °F

Humidity is 68% now and the dew point is 59 °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

Clouds33%

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

UV index

Now1

Today's peak5moderate

Thu 29: 4 · Fri 30: 4 · 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 29.85

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 · 51

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	63 / 72 °F	0	6 mph S
Mon 26	Overcast	60 / 75 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sun 25	Overcast	60 / 75 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	59 / 72 °F	0	5 mph W
Fri 23	Light drizzle	62 / 69 °F	0.08 in	7 mph NNW
Thu 22	Heavy drizzle	60 / 67 °F	0.45 in	11 mph W
Wed 21	Rain	64 / 71 °F	0.87 in	16 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	66 / 73 °F	0	7 mph S
Mon 19	Overcast	64 / 75 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sun 18	Clear sky	68 / 79 °F	0	8 mph W
Sat 17	Overcast	74 / 84 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Fri 16	Clear sky	72 / 92 °F	0	7 mph NE
Thu 15	Clear sky	63 / 84 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Wed 14	Clear sky	60 / 76 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	60 / 71 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	63 / 66 °F	0.08 in	8 mph WSW
Sun 11	Light rain	65 / 71 °F	0.30 in	11 mph SW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	69 / 76 °F	0.05 in	10 mph WNW
Fri 9	Clear sky	68 / 78 °F	0	8 mph W
Thu 8	Clear sky	71 / 82 °F	0	10 mph W
Wed 7	Clear sky	72 / 82 °F	0	9 mph W
Tue 6	Clear sky	73 / 85 °F	0	9 mph W
Mon 5	Clear sky	76 / 94 °F	0	12 mph WNW
Sun 4	Clear sky	78 / 91 °F	0	7 mph NW
Sat 3	Clear sky	74 / 93 °F	0	9 mph NW
Fri 2	Overcast	65 / 87 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Thu 1	Overcast	67 / 78 °F	0	10 mph W
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	70 / 75 °F	0	9 mph SSE
Tue 29	Clear sky	67 / 78 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Mon 28	Partly cloudy	69 / 76 °F	0	11 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 Rancho Palos VerdesQuestions

What's the weather like today in Rancho Palos Verdes?

Overcast, from 60 °F to 72 °F, with a gentle breeze from the southwest (9 mph) and a 5% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Rancho Palos Verdes?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 5% (0.01 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 60 °F and a high of 73 °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: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Rancho Palos Verdes?

The best time to visit Rancho Palos Verdes is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Rancho Palos Verdes in October?

In October, Rancho Palos Verdes normally sees highs of 73 °F and lows of 57 °F, with about 2 rainy days (0.46 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 66 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Rancho Palos Verdes?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 78 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 48 °F. The wettest is February (3.08 in) and the driest, August.

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Weather near Rancho Palos Verdes

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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 7.9 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 4:05 pm (local time).

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