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Downey, CA weather

It is 61°F at WHITTIER HILLS as of Oct 27, 9:57 PM PDT. Tonight: Patchy Fog, low near 56°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 9:17 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:18 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

61°F

Patchy Fog

Wind

SE 3 mph, gusts 6 mph

Humidity 86% · dew point 57°F

Pressure · visibility

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Visibility —

Observed at WHITTIER HILLS (WTHC1), Oct 27, 9:57 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Downey forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOX forecast area

1 active alert covers zones served by the LOX office near Downey:

  • Coastal Flood Advisory

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Downey (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM64°FPatchy Fog1%SSE 5 mph
Wed 12 AM62°FPatchy Fog1%SSE 5 mph
Wed 1 AM62°FPatchy Fog1%SSE 5 mph
Wed 2 AM59°FPatchy Fog1%ESE 5 mph
Wed 3 AM59°FPatchy Fog1%ESE 5 mph
Wed 4 AM59°FPatchy Fog1%ESE 5 mph
Wed 5 AM56°FPatchy Fog1%E 5 mph
Wed 6 AM56°FPatchy Fog1%E 5 mph
Wed 7 AM56°FPatchy Fog1%E 5 mph
Wed 8 AM59°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM63°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM66°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM69°FPartly Sunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 12 PM76°FPartly Sunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 1 PM79°FPartly Sunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 2 PM79°FPartly Sunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 3 PM79°FPartly Sunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM79°FPartly Sunny0%SSW 10 mph
Wed 5 PM74°FPartly Sunny0%SW 5 mph
Wed 6 PM71°FMostly Cloudy0%SW 5 mph
Wed 7 PM68°FMostly Cloudy0%SW 5 mph
Wed 8 PM65°FMostly Cloudy0%WSW 5 mph
Wed 9 PM65°FMostly Cloudy0%WSW 5 mph
Wed 10 PM63°FMostly Cloudy0%WSW 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Downey can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 56°F

Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 79°F·Low 57°F

Patchy fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 76°F·Low 58°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.

Friday

High 74°F·Low 60°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday

High 70°F·Low 59°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday

High 72°F·Low 58°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Monday

High 77°F·Low 59°F

Sunny, with a high near 77.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Tuesday

High 77°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Downey is served by the National Weather Service LOX forecast office, forecast zone CAZ368, county zone CAC037.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Downey (33.9382, -118.1309), in Los Angeles County. Population: 109,368 (2024 estimate), number 62 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KSOX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/33.9382,-118.1309 (forecast issued Oct 27, 9:17 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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