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

California, MD
Thursday, June 4 at 4:48 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
32%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
California, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCalifornia, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 87°
California, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°64°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°68°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    20%
    90°68°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    79°60°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    81°51°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    87°56°+6°
California, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
080° · veering 69°
Direction
E
080°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 12 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
California, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.21016.21016.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
California, MD
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~103 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 93 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 100
California, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.8mi
UNLIMITED
164 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
16:48 UTC ·California, MD · 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
16:48 UTC ·California, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
California, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
California, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
California, MD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
California, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:28 AM
Moonset
1:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
California, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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California at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — California

SPC has placed California in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 California

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.