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Rainbow, California Weather

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

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

Rainbow, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:37 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
53%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Rainbow, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRainbow, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 81°
Rainbow, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    79°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    81°53°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    84°53°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    78°53°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    77°50°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    79°49°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    83°50°+4°
Rainbow, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 38°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the sw.
Rainbow, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.5967.5967.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rainbow, CA
Air quality
53
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 119 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
18.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
28μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
149μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 119 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 119
UV peak
6.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 119

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Rainbow, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.7mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
22:37 UTC ·Rainbow, 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
22:37 UTC ·Rainbow, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rainbow, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rainbow, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rainbow, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rainbow, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:21 AM
Moonset
3:13 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rainbow, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rainbow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Rainbow

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.