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Durham, California Weather

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

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

Durham, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:58 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
36%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Durham, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDurham, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 95°
Durham, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    91°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    95°64°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    101°65°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°61°-13°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    88°53°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.01″
    66°60°-22°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    85°61°+19°
Durham, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · backing 155°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 15 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 95SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Durham, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.21006.31007.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Durham, CA
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6h

PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Durham, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.2mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
04:58 UTC ·Durham, 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
04:58 UTC ·Durham, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Durham, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Durham, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Durham, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
4:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Durham, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:38 AM
Moonset
4:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Durham, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Durham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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 Durham

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.