Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Delano, California Weather

Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Delano, CA
Tuesday, June 16 at 8:10 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
18%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Sunset
1:15 PM
Delano, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDelano, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 100°
Delano, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Clear
    103°69°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    100°70°-3°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    98°67°-2°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Clear
    96°61°-2°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    95°54°-1°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    99°58°+4°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    104°62°+5°
Delano, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 17°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the nnw.
Delano, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.0996.9997.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Delano, CA
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6h

AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 73.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.3μg/m³
PM 10Moderate
73μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 73.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.20
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Delano, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
173.7mi
UNLIMITED
178 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
03:10 UTC · Delano, 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
03:10 UTC · Delano, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Delano, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Delano, CA
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Delano, CA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
1:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Delano, CA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:16 AM
Moonset
10:24 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Delano, CA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Delano at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Delano

  1. Tue103°69°0%
  2. Wed100°71°1%
  3. Thu98°67°1%
  4. Fri96°61°0%
  5. Sat95°54°0%
  6. Sun99°58°0%
  7. Mon104°62°0%
  8. Tue108°66°0%
  9. Wed108°67°0%
  10. Thu108°66°1%
  11. Fri103°64°0%
  12. Sat101°63°0%
  13. Sun93°60°0%
  14. Mon100°58°0%
  15. Tue104°61°0%
  16. Wed108°65°0%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Delano

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 Delano

  • 93215

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.