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Bishop, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bishop, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:55 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
14%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Bishop, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBishop, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 98°
Bishop, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    94°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    98°63°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    94°64°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°69°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    81°64°-8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    87°65°+6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    91°67°+4°
Bishop, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · backing 56°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Bishop, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
875.5
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.85 inHg
Now
875.5
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872879
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW878.8871.9871.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bishop, CA
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
+34 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 88

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.47 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.47
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Bishop, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
23:55 UTC ·Bishop, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:55 UTC ·Bishop, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bishop, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bishop, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bishop, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bishop, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:39 AM
Moonset
3:06 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bishop, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bishop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (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 3, 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 Bishop

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.