Elk Creek, California Weather
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Elk Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Partly Cloudy——98°68°—
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——92°66°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast10%—91°63°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Mostly Clear——91°60°0°
- SundayJun 21Clear——99°66°+8°
- MondayJun 22Clear——102°69°+3°
- TuesdayJun 23Clear——101°71°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 60 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 10.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 8:18 AM
- Moonset
- 10:50 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade
Elk Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Elk Creek
- Wed98°68°1%
- Thu92°66°1%
- Fri91°63°10%
- Sat91°60°0%
- Sun99°66°0%
- Mon102°69°0%
- Tue101°71°0%
- Wed99°69°1%
- Thu102°70°0%
- Fri108°75°1%
- Sat116°81°0%
- Sun118°82°0%
- Mon114°79°3%
- Tue110°77°0%
- Wed110°76°10%
- Thu102°71°9%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 Elk Creek
- 95939