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Malibu, California

City in Los Angeles County, California

Air quality

The air at Malibu

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Thousand Oaks (CA), 12 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good13.9 mi
  • Ozone36Good43 ppb13.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-18.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb18.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Malibu

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Malibu, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over Malibu, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Malibu, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Calabasas 2.6 WSWCA-LA-42

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.9 mi away/718 ft/541 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Santa Monica Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.7 mi from Malibu, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Santa Monica Muni, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMOFIG. A THE SKY OVER SANTA MONICA MUNISECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESanta Monica Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

86.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 15 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 11,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Santa Monica Muni: temperature 86.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 15 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 11,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMOFIG. B THE AIR AT SANTA MONICA MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00010 F30 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 11,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.4 FTEMPERATURE 86.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 53.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESanta Monica Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Santa Monica Muni, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMOFIG. C THE WIND AT SANTA MONICA MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESanta Monica Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Santa Monica Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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