Tehachapi, California Weather
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Tehachapi weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——89°62°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——90°65°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——86°67°-4°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——88°64°+2°
- FridayJun 19Clear——82°62°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——78°55°-4°
- SundayJun 21Clear——80°55°+2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 70 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 27.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.33 fine-to-coarse ratio under 13 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.33
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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
- 7:01 AM
- Moonset
- 9:27 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade
Tehachapi at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Tehachapi
- Mon89°62°0%
- Tue90°65°0%
- Wed86°67°0%
- Thu88°64°0%
- Fri82°62°0%
- Sat78°55°0%
- Sun80°55°0%
- Mon88°59°0%
- Tue92°63°0%
- Wed93°64°0%
- Thu91°66°0%
- Fri90°65°0%
- Sat92°63°0%
- Sun97°68°0%
- Mon97°70°0%
- Tue92°68°0%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 Tehachapi
- 93581
- 93561