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Riverdale, California Weather

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

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

Riverdale, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:36 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
30%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Riverdale, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverdale, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 96°
Riverdale, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    96°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Partly Cloudy
    101°64°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    98°62°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Partly Cloudy
    91°49°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    87°50°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    75°57°-12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    85°50°+10°
Riverdale, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · backing 15°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riverdale, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.4
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.4
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.5999.7999.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Riverdale, CA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
9.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 52
Riverdale, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
121.5mi
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
18:36 UTC ·Riverdale, 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
18:36 UTC ·Riverdale, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverdale, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverdale, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverdale, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
3:45 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverdale, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:20 AM
Moonset
4:17 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Riverdale, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 Riverdale

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.