Cartago, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cartago weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——97°64°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——97°68°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——90°68°-7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——87°64°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——88°65°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——84°65°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear——85°58°+1°
Ozone at AQI 46 now. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.63
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 AM
- Moonset
- 4:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Cartago at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (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.