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Redding, California Weather

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

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

Redding, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:37 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
16%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Redding, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRedding, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 93°
Redding, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    94°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    94°68°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    100°66°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    87°53°-13°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    89°53°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    19%
    68°57°-21°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    19%
    84°59°+16°
Redding, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 180°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
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 7 · pk 34 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 180° from the nw.
Redding, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.0993.4994.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Redding, CA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.63
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Redding, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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 ·Redding, 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 ·Redding, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Redding, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Redding, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Redding, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:08 PM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Redding, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
6:07 AM
Moonset
3:11 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Redding, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Redding at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 Redding

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.