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West Bishop, California Weather

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

West Bishop, CA
Wednesday, June 17 at 1:32 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
9%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:32 PM
Sunset
1:16 PM
West Bishop, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Bishop, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 99°
West Bishop, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    99°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    100°70°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    93°66°-7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    91°64°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    90°67°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    95°68°+5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Clear
    97°70°+2°
West Bishop, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 89°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the wsw.
West Bishop, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.0
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.57 inHg
Now
866.0
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 862869
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW869.2861.5865.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
West Bishop, CA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 11 PM

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
11.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
11.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 96
West Bishop, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
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
20:32 UTC · West Bishop, 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
20:32 UTC · West Bishop, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Bishop, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Bishop, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Bishop, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
10:32 PM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
1:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
West Bishop, CA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Moonrise
8:08 AM
Moonset
10:25 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
West Bishop, CA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Bishop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — West Bishop

  1. Wed99°64°3%
  2. Thu100°70°3%
  3. Fri93°66°1%
  4. Sat91°64°1%
  5. Sun90°67°0%
  6. Mon95°68°0%
  7. Tue97°70°0%
  8. Wed98°70°4%
  9. Thu100°71°5%
  10. Fri101°71°5%
  11. Sat102°74°2%
  12. Sun104°76°0%
  13. Mon103°75°0%
  14. Tue102°75°7%
  15. Wed100°76°6%
  16. Thu100°73°7%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — West Bishop

SPC has placed West Bishop in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in West Bishop

  • 93514

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.