Santa Maria, CA
Right Now
- Humidity: 57%
- Feels Like: 62°
- Heat Index: 64°
- Wind: 17 mph
- Wind Chill: 62°
- UV Index: 9 Very High
- Sunrise: 05:53:37 AM
- Sunset: 08:03:52 PM
- Dew Point: 48°
- Visibility: 8 mi
Today
Plentiful sunshine. High 64F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Some passing clouds. Low 47F. SW winds at 10 to 15 mph, decreasing to less than 5 mph.
Tomorrow
Sunny skies. High 71F. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Wind: WNW @ 16 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 61°
Heat Index: 63°
UV Index: 7 High
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: WNW @ 16 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 60°
Heat Index: 62°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: WNW @ 16 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 63%
Wind Chill: 58°
Heat Index: 61°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: WNW @ 14 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 67%
Wind Chill: 56°
Heat Index: 59°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: WNW @ 12 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 74%
Wind Chill: 53°
Heat Index: 56°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: WNW @ 9 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 52°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Wind: WNW @ 6 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 87%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 50°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Wind: W @ 4 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 89%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 50°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Wind: SW @ 2 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 91%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 50°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 5 mi
Wind: S @ 1 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 91%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Wind: SSW @ 1 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 90%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Wind: S @ 1 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 91%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
John Lindsey
At sea level, water is around 800 times denser than the air we breathe when the air and water temperatures are 59 degrees. Consequently, water can remove body heat 25 to 30 times faster than air does at the same temperature.
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John Lindsey
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