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Penn Valley, California Weather

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

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

Penn Valley, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 2:07 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Penn Valley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPenn Valley, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 89°
Penn Valley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    88°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    89°61°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°68°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    80°58°-12°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    79°50°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.05″
    70°56°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    15%
    76°52°+6°
Penn Valley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · veering 119°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 5
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 5 · pk 9 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 85SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Penn Valley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.40 inHg
Now
961.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.0959.3959.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Penn Valley, CA
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 68 now. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Penn Valley, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
145.1mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
02:07 UTC ·Penn Valley, 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
02:07 UTC ·Penn Valley, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Penn Valley, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Penn Valley, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Penn Valley, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Penn Valley, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
6:34 AM
Moonset
4:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Penn Valley, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Penn Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 Penn Valley

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.