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Big Bear City, California Weather

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

Big Bear City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Big Bear City, CA
Monday, June 15 at 11:38 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
30%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
10:34 PM
Sunset
1:00 PM
Big Bear City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Bear City, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 78°
Big Bear City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    78°60°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Rain
    13%
    0.07″
    78°61°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    79°58°+1°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    80°55°+1°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Clear
    76°51°-4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    75°49°-1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    73°46°-2°
Big Bear City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
029° · veering 112°
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nne-bound air across the harbor.
Big Bear City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
794.7
+2.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 23.47 inHg
Now
794.7
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
+4.9
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 788795
780785790795800-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW794.8787.8794.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Big Bear City, CA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
11.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big Bear City, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.5mi
UNLIMITED
148 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
18:38 UTC · Big Bear City, 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
18:38 UTC · Big Bear City, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Bear City, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Bear City, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Bear City, CA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
10:34 PM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
1:00 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Big Bear City, CA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:48 AM
Moonset
8:16 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Big Bear City, CA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Summer solstice light stretched thin

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Bear City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Big Bear City

  1. Mon78°60°7%
  2. Tue78°61°13%
  3. Wed79°58°0%
  4. Thu80°55°0%
  5. Fri76°51°0%
  6. Sat75°49°0%
  7. Sun73°46°0%
  8. Mon77°50°0%
  9. Tue81°53°1%
  10. Wed85°55°0%
  11. Thu84°62°0%
  12. Fri85°63°0%
  13. Sat88°61°3%
  14. Sun88°61°3%
  15. Mon90°63°3%
  16. Tue88°66°6%

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 Big Bear City

  • 92314
  • 92386

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.