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Edwards AFB, California Weather

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

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

Edwards AFB, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:13 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
23%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Edwards AFB, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEdwards AFB, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 98°
Edwards AFB, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    99°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    98°67°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    95°68°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°64°-7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    92°60°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    90°61°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    84°60°-6°
Edwards AFB, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 14°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
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 10 · pk 33 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the wsw.
Edwards AFB, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.43 inHg
Now
928.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927934
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW934.1927.4927.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Edwards AFB, CA
Air quality
103
AQI
Moderate
+7 in 6h

PM10 at 29.9 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.39 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
30μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 29.9 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.39 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.39
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Edwards AFB, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
152.3mi
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
06:13 UTC ·Edwards AFB, 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
06:13 UTC ·Edwards AFB, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Edwards AFB, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Edwards AFB, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Edwards AFB, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
3:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Edwards AFB, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:08 AM
Moonset
4:13 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Edwards AFB, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Edwards AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 Edwards AFB

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.