Novato, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Novato weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——89°53°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——77°53°-12°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——83°47°+6°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle21%—69°52°-14°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast20%—75°51°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear——93°48°+18°
- ThursdayJun 11Clear——103°59°+10°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 7:08 AM
- Moonset
- 5:27 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Novato at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (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 5, 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.