Darwin, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Darwin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——90°68°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——90°67°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——87°66°-3°
- SundayJun 7Clear——84°62°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——84°61°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——81°61°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear——80°58°-1°
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 40 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 11 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- 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
- 6:10 AM
- Moonset
- 4:08 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Darwin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.