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Novato, California Weather

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

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

Novato, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 3:36 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
49%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Novato, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNovato, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 83°
Novato, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    86°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    83°55°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°55°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    77°50°-10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    81°45°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    14%
    73°50°-8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    71°51°-2°
Novato, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
291° · backing 176°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2415SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Novato, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.7
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.91013.01013.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Novato, CA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 15 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
Novato, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
03:36 UTC ·Novato, 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
03:36 UTC ·Novato, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Novato, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Novato, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Novato, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:18 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Novato, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:37 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Novato, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Novato at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 Novato

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.