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Willow Creek, California Weather

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

Willow Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Willow Creek, CA
Monday, June 15 at 7:30 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
46%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:42 PM
Sunset
1:48 PM
Willow Creek, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWillow Creek, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 95°
Willow Creek, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Foggy
    95°61°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    96°69°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    99°65°+3°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Mostly Clear
    97°62°-2°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    87°54°-10°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Partly Cloudy
    83°52°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Partly Cloudy
    90°51°+7°
Willow Creek, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · backing 70°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 73SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Willow Creek, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966968
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.7965.6966.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow Creek, CA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 9 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 1.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
1.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Willow Creek, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
88.9mi
UNLIMITED
144 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 · Willow Creek, 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 · Willow Creek, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Willow Creek, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Willow Creek, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Willow Creek, CA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
10:42 PM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
1:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Willow Creek, CA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:50 AM
Moonset
9:11 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Willow Creek, CA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Summer solstice light stretched thin

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Willow Creek

  1. Mon95°61°0%
  2. Tue96°69°0%
  3. Wed99°65°0%
  4. Thu97°62°2%
  5. Fri87°54°2%
  6. Sat83°52°1%
  7. Sun90°51°0%
  8. Mon93°59°0%
  9. Tue90°54°0%
  10. Wed85°50°0%
  11. Thu86°48°1%
  12. Fri90°53°0%
  13. Sat96°59°0%
  14. Sun100°63°0%
  15. Mon100°66°3%
  16. Tue99°66°3%

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 Willow Creek

  • 95573

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.