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Portola, California Weather

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

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

Portola, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:01 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
23%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Portola, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPortola, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 73°
Portola, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    76°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    81°51°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°49°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°45°-10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75°39°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Foggy
    14%
    72°43°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    65°44°-7°
Portola, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 6°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the w.
Portola, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
849.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.09 inHg
Now
849.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+5.8
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 843850
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW850.0842.7848.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Portola, CA
Air quality
34
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 68 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 88 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 88 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
9.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 88

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.60 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.60
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Portola, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
147.2mi
UNLIMITED
148 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
18:01 UTC ·Portola, 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
18:01 UTC ·Portola, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Portola, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Portola, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Portola, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Portola, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
5:56 AM
Moonset
3:06 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Portola, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Portola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 Portola

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.