Citizen station DW3801DW3801
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/240 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/California/Rat Beach
Rat Beach, California
Beach in Los Angeles County, California* WHAT...Temperatures up to 95 expected. * WHERE...Coastal areas of southwest California * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. In the event of a nearby wildfire, smoke may increase heat and physical stress. If smoke impacts your area; 1) Have a cooling plan in place as smoke could limit your ability to cool your home through open windows and 2) If you have air conditioning, set on air recirculation within the home to avoid smoke exposure. Local officials may have additional guidance.
79°
89°/61°
Clear·
Feels like 79°·Light air 2 mph WNW
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Rat Beach until 8 PM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Rat Beach is 79° and clear at 7 PM. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the west-northwest at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 81° by 7 PM. Tonight falls to about 71° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 52): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 96°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 69°. Rain is likely Tuesday (56%) and Wednesday (60%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 20 mph. Tomorrow is hot, 96°: heat is a danger to anyone outdoors for long.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:41 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
52Air quality
26%Humidity
2%Cloud
Now
7:00 PM
79feels79
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8961
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
9670
15mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
9172
12mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8467
15mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7865
14mph
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
7061
56%
20mph
Wed
Oct 21
6958
60%
12mph
79°
89°61°
96°70°
91°72°
84°67°
78°65°
70°61°
69°58°
As of 7:00 PM in Rat Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Rat Beach
Index 52, moderate, led by nitrogen dioxide. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, South Coastal LA (CA), 12 miles off.
52Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good12.7 mi
- Ozone43Good37 ppb12.7 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)14Good20.6 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide52Moderate55.5 ppb11.6 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.4 ppm12.7 mi
The days ahead
Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 45, good.
GoodModerate
- 45YesterdayOct 14
- 55TodayOct 15
- 58FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Rat Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Rat Beach, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing NW 323°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 46025, 39.3 mi away.
Waves at buoy 46025, Santa Monica Basin
- Wave height
- 3.6 ft
- Period
- 15 s
- From
- SSW (195°)
- Swell
- 2.6 ft at 15 s from SSW
- Wind waves
- 2.3 ft at 4 s from NNW
- Water
- 72 °F
- Read
- Thu 6:50 PM
- Distance
- 39.3 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 6:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (195°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 14 s | SSW (192°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (186°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (190°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SSE (148°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | SSW (201°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (172°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 3.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (210°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 16 s | SSW (212°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | SSE (166°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (181°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (183°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (179°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (206°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (190°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SSE (161°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | S (171°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 16 s | SSE (163°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (198°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SSE (156°) |
| Wed 10:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SSW (205°) |
| Wed 9:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | SSW (201°) |
| Wed 8:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 14 s | SSW (200°) |
| Wed 7:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SW (214°) |
Beach
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 33.8036° N
- Longitude
- 118.3948° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Rat Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/3.2 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Los Angeles Berth 161NDBC-PXAC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/7.9 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Long Beach - Palos VerdesPAVC1
At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/257 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Redondo Beach 1.7 SSWCA-LA-139
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/71 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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