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Valley Ford, California Weather

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

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

Valley Ford, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:21 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
45%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Valley Ford, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley Ford, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 81°
Valley Ford, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    78°48°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°53°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    76°48°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°42°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Rain
    23%
    0.89″
    56°49°-16°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    68°51°+12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    74°48°+6°
Valley Ford, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · veering 34°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 109SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the w.
Valley Ford, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.11006.61007.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Valley Ford, CA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 38 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Valley Ford, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.8mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
20:21 UTC ·Valley Ford, 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
20:21 UTC ·Valley Ford, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Valley Ford, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley Ford, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley Ford, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Valley Ford, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:39 AM
Moonset
4:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Valley Ford, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley Ford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 Valley Ford

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.