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This is the current conditions weather report for San Pedro. The report was made 58 minutes ago, at 09:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 3 miles per hour / 5.6 kilometers per hour from the southeast (140°). The temperature was 54°F / 12°C, with a dew-point at 54°F / 12°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.94 inHg / 1015 hPa. The relative humidity was 82%. The skies were clear.

San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California. It was annexed in 1909 and is a major seaport of the area. The town has grown from being dominated by the fishing industry to become primarily a blue collar working town. The name of the town is pronounced by its residents, even its Hispanic residents, as San PEE-dro rather than its Spanish pronunciation (roughly, Sahn-Peh-dro).

One San Pedro landmark is the Vincent Thomas Bridge, a 1,500-foot long suspension bridge linking San Pedro with Terminal Island and named after California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas. Nearby is the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, the largest maritime museum in California, as is the museum ship SS Lane Victory, a fully operational victory ship of World War II and National Historic Landmark.

Frank Gehry designed Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is also in San Pedro. The Point Fermin Lighthouse, a Victorian-era structure built in the late 19th century, still exists as a museum and park on a bluff overlooking the ocean. The Korean Bell of Friendship is a massive bronze memorial bell donated by South Korea in 1976 to the people of Los Angeles.

In 2003, the San Pedro Waterfront Red Car Line was opened, along the waterfront between downtown San Pedro and the Cruise Ship Terminal. This line includes two newly constructed streetcars built to resemble the wood-bodied cars used in the early days of the Pacific Electric railway, which once operated more than 1,000 miles of track running city and interurban streetcars in Southern California.

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