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Lake Hughes, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lake Hughes, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 2:29 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
19%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Lake Hughes, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Hughes, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 88°
Lake Hughes, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    91°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    88°68°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°63°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    80°57°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    82°54°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    84°54°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    81°53°-3°
Lake Hughes, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · veering 12°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 18
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 18 · pk 36 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3520SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lake Hughes, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
900.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 26.59 inHg
Now
900.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 898904
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW904.3898.0898.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lake Hughes, CA
Air quality
110
AQI
Moderate
+60 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 91 now. AQI up 60 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
26μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 26.3 µg/m³ (AQI 24) with a 0.37 fine-to-coarse ratio under 18 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.37
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Lake Hughes, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
163.9mi
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
02:29 UTC ·Lake Hughes, 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
02:29 UTC ·Lake Hughes, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lake Hughes, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Hughes, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Hughes, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
3:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lake Hughes, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
6:09 AM
Moonset
4:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lake Hughes, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Hughes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 4, 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 Lake Hughes

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.