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McKinleyville, California Weather

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

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

McKinleyville, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:25 PM
59
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
92%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
McKinleyville, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKinleyville, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 58°
McKinleyville, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    63°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    58°49°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    67°45°+9°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    62°44°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    66°42°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.06″
    57°45°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    32%
    60°46°+3°
McKinleyville, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · veering 55°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the nw.
McKinleyville, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1013.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.51010.21013.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
McKinleyville, CA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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 2.5DRIVERGood
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
McKinleyville, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
21:25 UTC ·McKinleyville, 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
21:25 UTC ·McKinleyville, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McKinleyville, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKinleyville, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKinleyville, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:14 PM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McKinleyville, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
6:15 AM
Moonset
3:17 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McKinleyville, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McKinleyville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 McKinleyville

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.