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Searles Valley, California Weather

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

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

Searles Valley, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
101
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
6%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Searles Valley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSearles Valley, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 103°
Searles Valley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    102°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    104°70°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    102°70°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    98°70°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    95°65°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    95°66°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    97°69°+2°
Searles Valley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 69°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Searles Valley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.8
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.93 inHg
Now
945.8
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943949
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.6943.3943.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Searles Valley, CA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 91
Searles Valley, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
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
22:03 UTC ·Searles 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
22:03 UTC ·Searles Valley, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Searles Valley, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Searles Valley, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Searles Valley, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
3:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Searles Valley, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
3:07 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Searles 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 →

Searles Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Searles 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.