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Mad River, California Weather

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

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

Mad River, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:17 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Mad River, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMad River, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 72°
Mad River, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    72°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    72°47°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    69°42°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    66°37°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    74°34°+8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    25%
    0.45″
    51°43°-23°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.06″
    65°39°+14°
Mad River, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 151°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mad River, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.0
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.14 inHg
Now
919.0
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917924
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW924.4917.0917.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mad River, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mad River, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
06:17 UTC ·Mad River, 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
06:17 UTC ·Mad River, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mad River, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mad River, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mad River, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mad River, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:48 AM
Moonset
4:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Mad River, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mad River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°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 Mad River

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.