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Lee Vining, California Weather

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

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

Lee Vining, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:39 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
20%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Lee Vining, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLee Vining, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Lee Vining, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    82°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°59°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    74°57°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    74°51°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    71°50°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    65°50°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    64°45°-1°
Lee Vining, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · backing 139°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lee Vining, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
792.0
+3.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 23.39 inHg
Now
792.0
mb
3h
+3.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 789800
785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW799.6789.4792.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lee Vining, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-42 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.55 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI down 42 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 2.5DRIVERGood
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.55 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.55
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Lee Vining, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
162.5mi
UNLIMITED
173 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
09:39 UTC ·Lee Vining, 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
09:39 UTC ·Lee Vining, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lee Vining, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lee Vining, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lee Vining, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:05 PM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lee Vining, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:22 AM
Moonset
4:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lee Vining, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lee Vining at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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 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.

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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.