Weather and Nature

Northridge weather

Temperature, rain and wind in Northridge (California, United States), a city of about 68,469 people: how it is right now, hour by hour into tomorrow, the next 7 days and what each month of the year is like.

Right now

Thursday 15 October, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

83 °F

Clear sky

Feels like

83 °F

Humidity

15%

Wind

14 mph

NNE · Beaufort 4

Dew point

30 °F

Cloud cover

0%

Pressure

1,015 hPa

Hour by hour

Next 24 hours, in the city’s local time.

TimeConditionsTemperatureRainWind
17:00Clear sky85 °F0.00 in17 mph
18:00Clear sky83 °F0.00 in14 mph
19:00Clear sky81 °F0.00 in13 mph
20:00Clear sky80 °F0.00 in13 mph
21:00Clear sky80 °F0.00 in13 mph
22:00Clear sky78 °F0.00 in10 mph
23:00Clear sky77 °F0.00 in10 mph
00:00Clear sky76 °F0.00 in14 mph
01:00Clear sky74 °F0.00 in13 mph
02:00Clear sky73 °F0.00 in13 mph
03:00Clear sky73 °F0.00 in14 mph
04:00Clear sky72 °F0.00 in16 mph
05:00Clear sky73 °F0.00 in20 mph
06:00Clear sky73 °F0.00 in20 mph
07:00Clear sky74 °F0.00 in20 mph
08:00Clear sky75 °F0.00 in19 mph
09:00Clear sky78 °F0.00 in17 mph
10:00Clear sky81 °F0.00 in20 mph
11:00Clear sky84 °F0.00 in19 mph
12:00Clear sky87 °F0.00 in19 mph
13:00Clear sky89 °F0.00 in19 mph
14:00Clear sky90 °F0.00 in18 mph
15:00Clear sky90 °F0.00 in16 mph
16:00Clear sky90 °F0.00 in15 mph

Next 7 days

DayConditionsLowHighRain outlook
Thu 15/10Clear sky72 °F85 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Fri 16/10Clear sky72 °F90 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Sat 17/10Clear sky64 °F92 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Mon 19/10Clear sky59 °F80 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Tue 20/10Clear sky58 °F78 °Fno rain expected · 0.00 in
Wed 21/10Partly cloudy54 °F66 °Frain likely · 0.64 in
Thu 22/10Fair51 °F67 °Frain unlikely · 0.02 in

This column is our own reading: the global model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region, so we classify the day from the forecast symbol and the total in millimetres. It is not an official probability figure.

Low, high and rain for the next 7 days in NorthridgeChart of the next 7 days in Northridge: each day’s vertical band runs from the low to the high (from 51 °F to 92 °F across the week) and the bar at the base shows forecast rain, 0.66 in in total.506886104°Fin8572Thu 15/109072Fri 16/109264Sat 17/108059Mon 19/107858Tue 20/1066540.64Wed 21/1067510.02Thu 22/10

America/Los_Angeles

Our own chart, drawn from the 7-day forecast for Northridge shown above.

What each number means

Rain (mm)
1 millimetre of rain is 1 litre of water per square metre. Up to 2 mm in a day is drizzle; from 10 mm it is proper rain; more than 50 mm in a few hours is the amount that floods streets.
Humidity
Relative humidity is how much water vapour the air holds compared with the most it can hold at that temperature. Above 80% sweat evaporates slowly and heat feels worse; below 30% your throat and eyes dry out.
Dew point
The dew point is the temperature at which the air would start to condense. The closer it is to the air temperature, the muggier it feels. Above 20 °C the air already feels heavy.
Feels like
"Feels like" combines temperature, wind and humidity: strong wind carries heat away from the body, so it feels colder than the thermometer; high humidity in the heat makes it feel warmer.
Wind
Wind is given as a speed and the direction it blows from. Up to 20 km/h you barely notice it; at 40 km/h it moves branches and parasols; above 60 km/h it brings down trees and roof tiles.
Cloud cover
Cloud cover as a percentage is how much of the sky is covered. Up to 20% is a clear sky; above 80% the sun barely gets through.
Chance of rain
The model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region. This column is our own reading: the global model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region, so we classify the day from the forecast symbol and the total in millimetres. It is not an official probability figure.

Month-by-month climate

In October, Northridge averages 68 °F and about 0.75 in of rain over the month, on the 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology.

Warmest month

September

Coldest month

December

Wettest month

January

Driest month

August

MonthMean temperatureRainMean humidity
January56 °F3.8 in64%
February56 °F3.4 in67%
March58 °F2.3 in68%
April60 °F0.83 in68%
May63 °F0.39 in69%
June66 °F0.04 in69%
July70 °F0.04 in67%
August71 °F0.00 in64%
September72 °F0.12 in60%
October68 °F0.75 in60%
November62 °F1.2 in59%
December56 °F3.0 in63%
Average temperature and rainfall month by month in NorthridgeChart of the Northridge normals over 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025): the line is each month’s mean temperature, peaking in September and bottoming out in December, and the bars are the month’s average rainfall. The current month is highlighted.50596877°Fin0.002.03.9JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Our own chart, from the NASA POWER 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology for the coordinates of Northridge.

Frequently asked questions

Will it rain tomorrow in Northridge?
no rain expected. Rain: 0.00 in. Low 72 °F, High 90 °F.
What is the temperature in Northridge right now?
83 °F, clear sky. Feels like: 83 °F. Humidity: 15%.
What will the weather be like at the weekend in Northridge?
Sat 17/10: clear sky, 64 °F / 92 °F, no rain expected.
Which is the wettest month in Northridge?
January — ~3.8 in (25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025), NASA POWER).
How far ahead does this Northridge forecast go?
This page shows 7 days. The model run used here is from 15/10/2026, 23:19 UTC, and the page fetches a new one every 30 minutes.

Nearby cities

Forecasts for places near Northridge:

How to read this page

How to read the min and the max

The week’s high (92 °F) arrives in the afternoon, about two hours after solar noon; the low (51 °F) just before sunrise. Both are air temperature in the shade, two metres above ground — in direct sun or over asphalt a thermometer reads higher.

Where this number comes from

The Northridge forecast comes from MET Norway, a partir do ECMWF HRES e, na área nórdica, do MEPS, run of 15/10/2026, 23:19 UTC. The month-by-month climate comes from NASA POWER, climatology of 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025). Both are credited in full at the foot of this page.

What a forecast cannot promise

Out to two days accuracy is high; by day seven the trend matters more than the exact figure. For Northridge the model publishes no rain probability, so the expectation column is our reading.

Severe weather warnings

This page is informational. For official warnings of storms, gales or flooding affecting Northridge, go to your national weather service through the World Meteorological Organization warning portal.

WMO Severe Weather Information Centre

Understanding the weather and climate of Northridge

Is this week in Northridge above or below the October normal?

The average of the next 7 days in Northridge works out at 71 °F, against a normal of 68 °F for October over 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025). That is 35 °F above typical — a small gap, the size the atmosphere wanders from one week to the next.

Within the week the highest maximum lands on Sat 17/10 (92 °F) and the lowest minimum on Thu 22/10 (51 °F). Forecast rain adds up to 0.66 in, roughly 88% of everything Northridge gets in an average October (0.75 in). The wettest day is Wed 21/10, with 0.64 in.

When is the wettest and the driest month in Northridge?

On the 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology, the wettest month in Northridge is January, at about 3.8 in, and the driest is August, at 0.00 in. The two extremes differ by only — times, which means rain is spread fairly evenly across the year in Northridge. For October, the month you are reading this in, the average is 0.75 in.

What does the dew point say about how Northridge feels?

Right now in Northridge the air is at 83 °F with a dew point of 30 °F and relative humidity of 15%. The two are far apart, the signature of dry air: heat feels milder than the reading, but throat, eyes and skin dry out fast. With the dew point at or below zero, as it is today in Northridge, frost becomes possible if the minimum drops near that value.

What is the climate of Northridge like through the year?

The warmest month in Northridge is September (72 °F on average) and the coldest is December (56 °F), a swing of about 9 °C around an annual mean of 63 °F. With a swing that size the seasons show up in the wardrobe, but none of them is severe.

Because Northridge lies in the northern hemisphere, at 34.23° north, summer falls in June, July and August, in the middle of the calendar.

How far is Northridge from Glendale?

The nearest large city to Northridge is Glendale, about 28 km away in a straight line, to the east, with 201,020 inhabitants. In that band the temperature of the two rarely differs by more than a degree or two, but a summer downpour can hit one and miss the other: heat showers are only a few kilometres wide. Being larger, Glendale shows up in more searches, and plenty of people end up reading its forecast assuming it covers Northridge.

Words on this page

Apparent temperature

The temperature the body actually feels, rather than the one on the thermometer. It combines air temperature with wind, which carries heat away faster, and humidity, which slows the evaporation of sweat. That is why 30 °C in dry air with a breeze is easier than 28 °C in still, muggy air.

Apparent temperature

Dew point

The temperature air would have to cool to, at constant pressure and moisture, for water to start condensing. The closer the dew point sits to the air temperature, the less room the vapour has and the muggier the day feels.

Dew point

Millimetre of rain

The depth of water rain would leave on a flat surface with no run-off. One millimetre is one litre per square metre, no matter how large the area measured is.

Standard definition by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) · Millimetre of rain

Beaufort scale

A 0-to-12 scale that describes wind strength by what it visibly does: smoke rising straight up at 0, leaves moving at 3, large branches bending at 6, roof damage at 9, devastation at 12. It began at sea in the nineteenth century and now has an official equivalence in metres per second.

Standard definition by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) · Beaufort scale

Forecast model

A program that solves the equations of the atmosphere on a grid of points and steps forward in time from the state observed now. Your city forecast is the model value at the nearest grid point, which is why two neighbouring towns get almost the same numbers.

Standard definition by MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) · Forecast model

Model run

The time the model was executed with the latest observations. Every forecast belongs to a run, and runs age: one from six hours ago knows nothing about the shower that started afterwards. It is the first thing to check when two sources disagree.

Standard definition by MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) · Model run

Climate normal

The average of a climate element — temperature, rainfall, humidity — computed over a long, standardised period, usually thirty years. It does not predict anything: it says what is typical for that place in that month, and gives you a ruler for calling a week warm or wet.

Standard definition by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) · Climate normal

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Source, model and licence

Model
MET Norway, a partir do ECMWF HRES e, na área nórdica, do MEPS
Model run
15/10/2026, 23:19 UTC
Month-by-month climate
NASA POWER — Climatology (MERRA-2, 2001–2020) — The data was obtained from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project — Climatology API v2. Dados públicos da NASA, citação obrigatória.
Cities, coordinates and population
Dados de cidades: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

The page fetches fresh data every 30 minutes. Informational content. For severe weather warnings, follow your country’s official weather service and civil protection authority.