Highlands, California Weather
Summer solstice light stretched thin. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Foggy——68°55°—
- TuesdayJun 16Foggy——65°52°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——80°59°+15°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——72°56°-8°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——70°56°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy——70°55°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——69°54°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63), ratio 0.67 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63), ratio 0.67 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 5:58 AM
- Moonset
- 8:52 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Summer solstice light stretched thin
Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Highlands
- Mon68°55°1%
- Tue65°52°1%
- Wed80°59°0%
- Thu72°56°1%
- Fri70°56°1%
- Sat70°55°2%
- Sun69°54°1%
- Mon76°53°1%
- Tue79°54°1%
- Wed82°54°0%
- Thu69°52°0%
- Fri74°53°0%
- Sat76°56°0%
- Sun77°58°0%
- Mon81°59°0%
- Tue86°60°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 Highlands
- 94402