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Mammoth Lakes, California Weather

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

Mammoth Lakes, CA
Tuesday, June 16 at 6:15 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
42%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
10:34 PM
Sunset
1:19 PM
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMammoth Lakes, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 79°
Mammoth Lakes, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Clear
    82°56°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    12%
    79°58°-3°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    25%
    79°54°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Clear
    73°47°-6°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    73°42°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Mostly Clear
    75°48°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    79°50°+4°
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · steady
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 7 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2618SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
761.0
-5.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.47 inHg
Now
761.0
mb
3h
-5.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 760767
755760765770775-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW766.6759.8761.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.8mi
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
01:15 UTC · Mammoth Lakes, 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
01:15 UTC · Mammoth Lakes, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
10:34 PM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
1:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
5% illuminated
Moonrise
8:09 AM
Moonset
10:28 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade

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Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mammoth Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Mammoth Lakes

  1. Tue82°56°3%
  2. Wed79°58°12%
  3. Thu79°54°25%
  4. Fri73°47°3%
  5. Sat73°42°0%
  6. Sun75°48°1%
  7. Mon79°50°0%
  8. Tue82°52°0%
  9. Wed79°51°0%
  10. Thu78°49°1%
  11. Fri75°49°1%
  12. Sat80°48°0%
  13. Sun82°49°0%
  14. Mon79°51°0%
  15. Tue78°52°0%
  16. Wed79°51°7%

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

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 Mammoth Lakes

  • 93546

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.