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Ferndale, California Weather

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

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

Ferndale, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:19 PM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
72%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Ferndale, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFerndale, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 48°H 58°
Ferndale, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    59°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    60°48°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    60°48°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    61°47°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.42″
    57°48°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    47%
    62°49°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    10%
    64°49°+2°
Ferndale, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · backing 10°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 24 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the n-bound air across the harbor.
Ferndale, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.11016.11016.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Ferndale, CA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.63
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Ferndale, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.8mi
UNLIMITED
45 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
19:19 UTC ·Ferndale, 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
19:19 UTC ·Ferndale, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ferndale, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ferndale, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ferndale, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ferndale, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:51 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ferndale, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ferndale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 Ferndale

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.