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CALIFORNIA · LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Santa Monica

90,729 people, 140 ft above sea level in Los Angeles County.

140 ftElevation, city center
90,729People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Sunny 80°
Sunny now Dew point 59° · SW 12 mph · high 81°
City of Santa Monica River Interstate 2 miles
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The Santa Monica plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Santa Monica

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM PDT
RIGHT NOW Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
80° Sunny Feels like 81° · high of 81° near 3 PM
WindSW 12 mphno gusts
Humidity49%rising to 78% by morning
Pressure29.65 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 70.05 in · 22 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Beach Hazards StatementBeach Hazards Statement issued September 29 at 1:45PM PDT until September 30 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:46 AM6:41 PM ↓
11 h 54 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
40
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 55, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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windy
clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
clear day
clear day
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
clear day
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
TEMPERATURE °F
81°
67°
80°
67°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
21
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 66°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 75° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
81° 67°
0% rain — WSW 21, gusts 26 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
82° 66°
0% rain — E 10 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
82° 68°
0% rain — WSW 7 A
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
86° 72°
0% rain — W 16 C
SAT Oct. 3 Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
90° 75°
0% rain — W 16 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
90° 75°
0% rain — W 16 B
MON Oct. 5 Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
90° 74°
0% rain — WSW 17 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Santa Monica about 5,000 feet above the ground was over southern California three days ago, and over the Great Basin a day ago, about 1,400 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the California coast; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific off California. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Los Angeles CA · 4 MI 4 miles east Long Beach CA · 25 MI 25 miles southeast Anaheim CA · 43 MI 43 miles east Riverside CA · 63 MI 63 miles east Bakersfield CA · 97 MI 97 miles north San Diego CA · 114 MI 114 miles southeast
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CALIFORNIA · LOS ANGELES

Santa Monica

90,729 people, 140 ft above sea level in Los Angeles County.

140 ftElevation
90,729People
8 sq miLand
Sunny 80°
SunnyDew point 59°
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Today in Santa Monica

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 81° 0%
6p clear day 79° 0%
9p clear night 73° 0%
12a mostly clear night 70° 0%
3a mostly clear night 68° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 67° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
67
81
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66
82
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68
82
A
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72
86
C
Sat0%
Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
75
90
C
Sun0%
Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
75
90
B
Mon0%
Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
74
90
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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