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California City, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

California City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

California City, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:03 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
26%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
California City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCalifornia City, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 99°
California City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    99°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    96°63°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°69°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    92°62°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    91°62°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    85°61°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    83°60°-2°
California City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 30°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 31 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the se.
California City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
922.5
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 27.24 inHg
Now
922.5
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 921929
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW929.0921.4923.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
California City, CA
Air quality
80
AQI
Good
-23 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.42 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.42 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.42
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
California City, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
140.3mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:03 UTC ·California City, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:03 UTC ·California City, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
California City, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
California City, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
California City, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
3:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
California City, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:08 AM
Moonset
4:12 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
California City, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

California City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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.

ZIP codes in California City

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.