Tehachapi, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tehachapi weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——83°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——85°62°+2°
- FridayJun 5Clear——86°62°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——79°62°-7°
- SundayJun 7Clear——74°55°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——80°55°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——77°54°-3°
Ozone at AQI 100 now. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 142 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 142 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 10.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 142
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.49 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.49
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:32 AM
- Moonset
- 3:13 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Tehachapi at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (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.