Outdoor conditions in

Orange County

California

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Air quality is today's main catch.

The modeled outlook shows a rougher air period, led by fine particles.

Orange County representative view

Right now82°Feels 87° · Sunny
Rain
1%peak today
Wind
3 mphgusts to 18
Air
106Modeled US AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A fairly easy outdoor day: 82° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.

  1. 84°1% rainGusts 15 mph
  2. 86°1% rainGusts 17 mph
  3. 86°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 87°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  5. 87°1% rainGusts 17 mph
  6. 86°1% rainGusts 17 mph
  7. 84°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  8. 81°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  9. 78°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  10. 75°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  11. 74°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  12. 73°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  13. 72°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  14. 72°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 71°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 71°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 70°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  18. 70°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 70°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 69°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 69°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  22. 71°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  23. 73°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 77°0% rainGusts 8 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 84°1% rainGusts 15 mph
  2. 86°1% rainGusts 17 mph
  3. 86°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 87°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  5. 87°1% rainGusts 17 mph
  6. 86°1% rainGusts 17 mph
  7. 84°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  8. 81°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  9. 78°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  10. 75°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  11. 74°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  12. 73°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  13. 72°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  14. 72°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 71°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 71°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 70°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  18. 70°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 70°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 69°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  21. 69°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  22. 71°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  23. 73°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  24. 77°0% rainGusts 8 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Wind
18 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
18 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
5%
Wind
18 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
5%
Wind
18 mph
Thu

Thursday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
17 mph
  1. 87° / 72°Today looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Wind 18 mph
  2. 84° / 69°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 18 mph
  3. 84° / 66°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.5% rain · Wind 18 mph
  4. 85° / 67°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.5% rain · Wind 18 mph
  5. 86° / 67°Thursday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 17 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

cams-global:84:-295 area · Updated Sun 11:02 AM
106Unhealthy for sensitive groupsUS AQI

Unhealthy for sensitive groups now, easing to Moderate by 1 PM.

See air-quality report

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 10:40 AM

Air near ground106 · Unhealthy for sensitive groups US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes cams-global:84:-295 area.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources Open-Meteo · Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service global modeled air quality · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Orange County radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 11:20 AM PDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 11:20 AM PDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Orange County for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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Weather observations, forecasts, alerts, and radar come from official NOAA and National Weather Service sources. Environmental sections keep their own source labels and update times. The default view represents Orange County, CA, not every street.