Porterville, California Weather
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Porterville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Clear——101°71°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——99°72°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——103°66°+4°
- FridayJun 19Clear——97°60°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——95°52°-2°
- SundayJun 21Clear——97°55°+2°
- MondayJun 22Clear——102°59°+5°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 37.7 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 37.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.34
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:00 AM
- Moonset
- 9:33 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
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Porterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Porterville
- Tue101°71°0%
- Wed99°72°1%
- Thu103°66°0%
- Fri97°60°0%
- Sat95°52°0%
- Sun97°55°0%
- Mon102°59°0%
- Tue106°61°0%
- Wed109°64°0%
- Thu112°65°0%
- Fri110°67°0%
- Sat104°66°0%
- Sun97°61°3%
- Mon84°52°10%
- Tue88°52°3%
- Wed89°52°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Porterville
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 Porterville
- 93257