Big River, California Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——114°85°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——112°83°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——107°77°-5°
- FridayJun 19Clear——107°76°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——105°75°-2°
- SundayJun 21Clear——104°71°-1°
- MondayJun 22Clear——105°73°+1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.40
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:48 AM
- Moonset
- 9:07 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
Big River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Big River
- Tue114°85°2%
- Wed112°83°1%
- Thu107°77°0%
- Fri107°76°0%
- Sat105°75°0%
- Sun104°71°0%
- Mon105°73°0%
- Tue111°75°0%
- Wed114°81°0%
- Thu113°83°0%
- Fri110°78°0%
- Sat109°77°6%
- Sun109°74°5%
- Mon108°72°3%
- Tue110°75°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Big River
SPC has placed Big River in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Big River
- 92242