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Hillsborough, California Weather

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

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

Hillsborough, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:04 PM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
39%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Hillsborough, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsborough, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 74°
Hillsborough, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    72°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    74°50°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    84°53°+10°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    65°54°-19°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75°51°+10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    70°52°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    68°54°-2°
Hillsborough, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · veering 48°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 10
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 10 · pk 43 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hillsborough, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.91006.01006.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hillsborough, CA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 18 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
7.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 18 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
Hillsborough, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.5mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
22:04 UTC ·Hillsborough, 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
22:04 UTC ·Hillsborough, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hillsborough, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsborough, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsborough, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hillsborough, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:55 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Hillsborough, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsborough at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 Hillsborough

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.