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Chowchilla, California Weather

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

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

Chowchilla, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:21 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
26%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Chowchilla, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChowchilla, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 96°
Chowchilla, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    95°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    99°65°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°57°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Partly Cloudy
    88°48°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    0.08″
    82°51°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    0.10″
    74°57°-8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    82°52°+8°
Chowchilla, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 37°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Chowchilla, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.9999.31000.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Chowchilla, CA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 50 now. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 62 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
26μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 62 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
9.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 62

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.24
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Chowchilla, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.6mi
UNLIMITED
164 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
21:21 UTC ·Chowchilla, 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
21:21 UTC ·Chowchilla, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Chowchilla, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chowchilla, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chowchilla, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Chowchilla, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:24 AM
Moonset
4:16 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Chowchilla, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chowchilla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (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 Chowchilla

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.