Palo Alto, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palo Alto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°55°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——86°51°+4°
- FridayJun 5Clear——89°54°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——71°53°-18°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——75°50°+4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast11%—76°53°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——71°55°-5°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 31 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:33 AM
- Moonset
- 4:23 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Palo Alto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.