Pala, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pala weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Foggy——83°58°—
- FridayJun 5Foggy——84°58°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Foggy——77°58°-7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——80°53°+3°
- MondayJun 8Partly Cloudy——80°52°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——78°58°-2°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——80°53°+2°
AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 6:36 AM
- Moonset
- 5:14 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Pala at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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 5, 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.