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Fairfax, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fairfax, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:48 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
39%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Fairfax, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairfax, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 79°
Fairfax, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    82°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    79°56°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°55°+12°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    78°49°-13°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    80°46°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    78°49°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    71°50°-7°
Fairfax, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 37°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 11 · pk 36 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2814SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fairfax, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.31007.01007.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Fairfax, CA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 20 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 20 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
windy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Fairfax, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
99.7mi
UNLIMITED
124 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
23:48 UTC ·Fairfax, 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
23:48 UTC ·Fairfax, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fairfax, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairfax, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairfax, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fairfax, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:58 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fairfax, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 3, 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 Fairfax

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.