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Soledad, California Weather

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

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

Soledad, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:49 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
29%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Soledad, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSoledad, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 84°
Soledad, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    81°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°50°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    77°49°-11°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75°49°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    76°49°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    0.03″
    67°55°-9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    80°52°+13°
Soledad, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · backing 23°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 16
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 16 · pk 33 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 258SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Soledad, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.21002.81003.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Soledad, CA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 50 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 by mid-afternoon.

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
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
10.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71
Soledad, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.4mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
20:49 UTC ·Soledad, 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
20:49 UTC ·Soledad, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Soledad, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Soledad, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Soledad, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
3:51 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Soledad, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:27 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Soledad, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Soledad at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 Soledad

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.