El Monte, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Monte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Foggy——83°61°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——84°62°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——78°62°-6°
- SundayJun 7Clear——79°63°+1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——80°63°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——78°65°-2°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear——86°63°+8°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 50 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 AM
- Moonset
- 5:17 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
El Monte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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 5, 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.