Placerville, Idaho Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Placerville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——77°52°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——65°50°-12°
- SundayJun 7Overcast18%—60°40°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers23%0.36″53°45°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Snow Shwrs55%0.59″59°42°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast42%—56°34°-3°
- ThursdayJun 11Clear22%—71°37°+15°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:57 AM
- Moonset
- 4:46 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Placerville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of June 5, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.