Weather in Salinas

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:10 am (GMT-3)

Now · overcast 58 °F

Feels like: 57 °F
Low / high: 50 / 68 °F
Rain: 80% · 0.15 in
Wind: 4 mph NE

↗ 30.14 inHg · rising UV 8 · very high

Today in Salinas: heavy drizzle, 50 °F to 68 °F, with a 80% chance of rain (0.15 in) and a light breeze from the northeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, rain, 54 °F to 68 °F and a 94% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 74 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Carrasco (SUMU), 12 mi away · 10 min ago

Visibility5.6 mi

WeatherRain

Temperature55 °F

Wind6 mph from the east

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

68° 50°
Today
68° 54°
Fri 30
70° 54°
Sat 31
74° 55°
Sun 1
70° 58°
Mon 2
67° 57°
Tue 3
68° 58°
Wed 4
66° 56°
Thu 5
61° 52°
Fri 6
59° 53°
Sat 7
65° 54°
Sun 8
76° 51°
Mon 9
78° 57°
Tue 10
83° 60°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Heavy drizzle	50 / 68 °F	80% · 0.15 in	11 mph ENE	1.9 ft	4:29 am · 11:27 am · 11:49 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Rain	54 / 68 °F	94% · 1.09 in	11 mph NE	2.0 ft	5:12 am · 12:20 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Rain	54 / 70 °F	88% · 0.69 in	13 mph NE	2.0 ft	12:32 am · 5:57 am · 1:16 pm · 5:35 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	55 / 74 °F	59% · 0.08 in	11 mph NNE	1.8 ft	1:17 am · 6:43 am · 2:16 pm · 6:47 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light rain	58 / 70 °F	51% · 0.45 in	12 mph W	1.5 ft	2:04 am · 7:31 am · 8:19 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	57 / 67 °F	33% · 0.01 in	13 mph ESE	2.0 ft	2:56 am · 8:39 am · 9:54 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	58 / 68 °F	35% · 0.20 in	11 mph NW	2.7 ft	3:55 am · 11:06 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	56 / 66 °F	21% · 0.02 in	15 mph SW	2.2 ft	5:00 am	ECMWF
Fri 6	Drizzle	52 / 61 °F	24% · 0.26 in	17 mph SW	6.0 ft	12:08 am · 6:09 am · 12:22 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Drizzle	53 / 59 °F	13% · 0.26 in	17 mph SSW	6.0 ft	1:04 am · 7:14 am · 1:17 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Mainly clear	54 / 65 °F	8%	8 mph SSE	4.0 ft	1:57 am · 8:14 am · 2:07 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	51 / 76 °F	6%	10 mph N	2.6 ft	2:48 am · 9:06 am · 2:55 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	57 / 78 °F	6%	10 mph NNE	2.5 ft	3:38 am · 9:53 am · 3:41 pm · 10:28 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	60 / 83 °F	12%	12 mph NNE	3.0 ft	4:27 am · 10:36 am · 4:25 pm · 10:57 pm	ECMWF

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	Clear	Clear	Overcast	Overcast	Clear sky	Heavy drizzle	Light drizzle	Clear
Temperature	52°	51°	51°	60°	68°	64°	66°	60°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	2%	31%	43%	73%	75%	8%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.04 in	0.01 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 NE	4 NNE	6 NE	3 NE	4 E	11 SE	8 E	7 ENE
Humidity	91%	94%	92%	79%	67%	89%	81%	93%
UV	0	0	0	3	8	3	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

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Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	68°	68°	70°	74°	70°	67°	68°
AIFS	68°	64°	69°	75°	73°	71°	68°
GFS	66°	61°	63°	72°	69°	63°	65°
ICON	72°	67°	72°	81°	73°	66°	70°
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.15 in	1.09 in	0.69 in	0.08 in	0.45 in	0.01 in	0.20 in
AIFS	0.09 in	0.63 in	0.40 in	0.27 in	0.22 in	0.30 in	0.03 in
GFS	0.02 in	0.44 in	0.50 in	0.05 in	0.02 in	0	0.06 in
ICON	0.01 in	0.54 in	0.17 in	0	0.24 in	0.18 in	0.24 in
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	low	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1123	1123	1323	1123	1222	1326	1132
AIFS	10	11	12	13	7	5	11
GFS	1728	1628	1531	1532	1432	1622	1426
ICON	814	1425	917	1223	1222	1121	1426
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	medium	medium	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	80%	94%	88%	59%	51%	33%	35%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	47%	81%	71%	16%	26%	23%	24%

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.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −0.9 °F	A bit below −32%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit below −1.1 °F	Above +85%	72° / 58°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit below −1.1 °F	Normal	74° / 59°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit below −1.1 °F	Normal	75° / 60°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal −0.5 °F	Normal
December	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit above +31%
January	Normal +0.2 °F	A bit above +21%
February	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit above +30%
March	Normal +0.2 °F	A bit above +30%

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).

Salinas climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Salinas is from November to April: highs of 72 °F to 83 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

83° 64°

JanJ
81° 64°

FebF
78° 61°

MarM
72° 55°

AprA
65° 50°

MayM
60° 45°

JunJ
58° 43°

JulJ
62° 45°

AugA
64° 48°

SepS
69° 53°

OctO
75° 56°

NovN
80° 60°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	83°	64°	3.17 in	7	8.6	73°	2.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	81°	64°	3.49 in	8	8.8	74°	2.3 ft
MarchMar	78°	61°	3.72 in	7	7.2	72°	2.5 ft
AprilApr	72°	55°	3.77 in	7	6.4	67°	2.5 ft
MayMay	65°	50°	3.66 in	7	4.9	61°	2.4 ft
JuneJun	60°	45°	3.13 in	7	4.3	56°	2.4 ft
JulyJul	58°	43°	3.50 in	7	4.7	52°	2.4 ft
AugustAug	62°	45°	4.09 in	6	5.4	53°	2.4 ft
SeptemberSep	64°	48°	3.63 in	6	5.5	56°	2.6 ft
OctoberOct	69°	53°	4.30 in	7	6.5	61°	2.6 ft
NovemberNov	75°	56°	3.50 in	7	8.7	66°	2.4 ft
DecemberDec	80°	60°	2.99 in	8	9.1	70°	2.3 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	73°	2.3 ft
Feb	74°	2.3 ft
Mar	72°	2.5 ft
Apr	67°	2.5 ft
May	61°	2.4 ft
Jun	56°	2.4 ft
Jul	52°	2.4 ft
Aug	53°	2.4 ft
Sep	56°	2.6 ft
Oct	61°	2.6 ft
Nov	66°	2.4 ft
Dec	70°	2.3 ft

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

A normal year brings 42.95 in of rain on about 84 days and about 2,450 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

Now58 °Ffeels like 57 °F

Tomorrow54 / 68 °F

It's 58 °F now (feels like 57 °F). Today, 50 °F to 68 °F; tomorrow, 54 °F to 68 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 80% 0.15 in
Fri 30 94% 1.09 in
Sat 31 88% 0.69 in
Sun 1 59% 0.08 in
Mon 2 51% 0.45 in
Tue 3 33% 0.01 in
Wed 4 35% 0.20 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 80%, with 0.15 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 94% and 1.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.04 in; last 7 days, 1.05 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity83%

Dew point53 °F

Humidity is 83% now and the dew point is 53 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds83%

Visibility is good now (15 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 peak8very high

Fri 30: 8 · Sat 31: 7 · Sun 1: 9

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

30.0030.20 29.96

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.12 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 22

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
Wed 28	Mainly clear	47 / 65 °F	0	9 mph ESE
Tue 27	Light drizzle	44 / 61 °F	0.04 in	9 mph E
Mon 26	Overcast	49 / 58 °F	0	8 mph SSE
Sun 25	Drizzle	53 / 58 °F	0.22 in	15 mph SSE
Sat 24	Light drizzle	55 / 60 °F	0.08 in	16 mph SSE
Fri 23	Light rain	60 / 73 °F	0.50 in	12 mph NNW
Thu 22	Light rain	55 / 72 °F	0.22 in	16 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	49 / 71 °F	0	12 mph ENE
Tue 20	Partly cloudy	44 / 66 °F	0	13 mph E
Mon 19	Overcast	50 / 59 °F	0	9 mph SSE
Sun 18	Light drizzle	51 / 57 °F	0.10 in	15 mph S
Sat 17	Light drizzle	52 / 55 °F	0.12 in	17 mph S
Fri 16	Drizzle	53 / 58 °F	0.28 in	17 mph S
Thu 15	Drizzle	58 / 64 °F	0.13 in	15 mph SSE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	55 / 64 °F	0.08 in	12 mph SE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	55 / 62 °F	0.04 in	15 mph ESE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	53 / 58 °F	0.04 in	14 mph ESE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	53 / 57 °F	0.07 in	13 mph S
Sat 10	Light drizzle	54 / 59 °F	0.05 in	15 mph SSE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	55 / 58 °F	0.05 in	17 mph SSE
Thu 8	Light rain	57 / 68 °F	0.30 in	12 mph WSW
Wed 7	Showers	57 / 69 °F	0.42 in	13 mph ENE
Tue 6	Overcast	50 / 71 °F	0	9 mph ENE
Mon 5	Overcast	48 / 72 °F	0	10 mph N
Sun 4	Overcast	51 / 66 °F	0	9 mph SW
Sat 3	Heavy drizzle	49 / 56 °F	0.26 in	11 mph NE
Fri 2	Overcast	46 / 61 °F	0	12 mph ESE
Thu 1	Heavy drizzle	50 / 54 °F	0.11 in	17 mph SW
Wed 30	Heavy drizzle	51 / 56 °F	0.08 in	18 mph SSW
Tue 29	Light rain	56 / 68 °F	0.46 in	19 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 SalinasQuestions

What's the weather like today in Salinas?

Heavy drizzle, from 50 °F to 68 °F, with a light breeze from the northeast (4 mph) and a 80% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Salinas?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 94% (1.09 in): rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 50 °F and a high of 74 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 8 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.14 inHg and rising: −0.06 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Salinas?

The best time to visit Salinas is from November to April: highs of 72 °F to 83 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Salinas in October?

In October, Salinas normally sees highs of 69 °F and lows of 53 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.30 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 61 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Salinas?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 83 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 43 °F. The wettest is October (4.30 in) and the driest, December.

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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 5.4 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 8:10 am (local time).

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