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Santa Maria, CA weather

It is 52°F and clear at Santa Maria Public Airport/Capt G Allan Hancock Field as of Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 51°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:41 AM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:16 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

52°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 94% · dew point 50°F

Pressure · visibility

29.98 inHg

Visibility 7 mi

Observed at Santa Maria Public Airport/Capt G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX), Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Santa Maria forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS LOX forecast area

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

  • Coastal Flood Advisory

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Santa Maria (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FPatchy Fog0%E 5 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FPatchy Fog0%E 5 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FPatchy Fog0%E 5 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM56°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM61°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FMostly Sunny0%W 5 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FMostly Sunny0%W 5 mph
Wed 1 PM71°FMostly Sunny0%W 5 mph
Wed 2 PM71°FMostly Sunny0%W 10 mph
Wed 3 PM70°FMostly Sunny0%W 10 mph
Wed 4 PM67°FMostly Sunny0%W 10 mph
Wed 5 PM64°FCloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 6 PM61°FCloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 7 PM58°FCloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 8 PM58°FCloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM56°FCloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM55°FCloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM55°FCloudy0%E 5 mph
Thu 12 AM53°FCloudy0%E 5 mph
Thu 1 AM53°FCloudy0%E 5 mph
Thu 2 AM53°FCloudy0%ESE 5 mph
Thu 3 AM53°FCloudy0%ESE 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 Santa Maria can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 71°F·Low 53°F

Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 56°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 67°F·Low 54°F

A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday

High 65°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 51°F

A slight chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Monday

High 72°F·Low 53°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

High 72°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Santa Maria is served by the National Weather Service LOX forecast office, forecast zone CAZ347, county zone CAC083.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Santa Maria (34.9331, -120.4436), in Santa Barbara County. Population: 111,346 (2024 estimate), number 60 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KVBX. 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/34.9331,-120.4436 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:41 AM 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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