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Hanford, California Weather

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

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

Hanford, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:07 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
38%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Hanford, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHanford, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 99°
Hanford, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    99°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    101°67°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    98°65°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    95°53°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    93°57°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    79°60°-14°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    89°55°+10°
Hanford, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
340° · veering 25°
Direction
NNW
340°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the nnw.
Hanford, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.62 inHg
Now
1002.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.11002.81003.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hanford, CA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-30 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 90.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10DRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 90.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.14
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hanford, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
102.7mi
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
09:07 UTC ·Hanford, 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
09:07 UTC ·Hanford, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hanford, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hanford, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hanford, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hanford, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:19 AM
Moonset
4:16 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Hanford, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hanford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (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 Hanford

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.