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Valley Center, California Weather

Summer solstice light stretched thin. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Valley Center, CA
Monday, June 15 at 7:30 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:38 PM
Sunset
12:58 PM
Valley Center, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley Center, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
Valley Center, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Clear
    85°61°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    84°58°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    85°56°+1°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    82°53°-3°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Clear
    80°50°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    75°47°-5°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    76°46°+1°
Valley Center, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · backing 36°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 11 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Valley Center, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.4
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.4
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.5961.7963.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Valley Center, CA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
25μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Valley Center, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.3mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
14:30 UTC · Valley Center, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:30 UTC · Valley Center, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valley Center, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley Center, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley Center, CA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
10:38 PM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
12:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Valley Center, CA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:52 AM
Moonset
8:13 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Valley Center, CA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Summer solstice light stretched thin

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Valley Center

  1. Mon85°61°1%
  2. Tue84°58°1%
  3. Wed85°56°0%
  4. Thu82°53°0%
  5. Fri80°50°0%
  6. Sat75°47°0%
  7. Sun76°46°0%
  8. Mon79°47°0%
  9. Tue81°50°0%
  10. Wed81°53°0%
  11. Thu79°53°0%
  12. Fri77°50°0%
  13. Sat78°48°3%
  14. Sun79°48°3%
  15. Mon82°50°7%
  16. Tue87°53°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 Valley Center

  • 92082

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.