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Novato, California Weather

Summer solstice light stretched thin. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Novato, CA
Monday, June 15 at 2:34 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
92%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
1:34 PM
Novato, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNovato, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 80°
Novato, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Mostly Clear
    80°54°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Clear
    78°54°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    91°54°+13°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Mostly Clear
    84°52°-7°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    75°51°-9°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    81°51°+6°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    92°49°+11°
Novato, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · veering 78°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 12 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Novato, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.01012.11014.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Novato, CA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
33μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Novato, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
09:34 UTC · Novato, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:34 UTC · Novato, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Novato, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Novato, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Novato, CA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
1:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Novato, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:56 AM
Moonset
8:55 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Novato, CA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Summer solstice light stretched thin

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Novato at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Novato

  1. Mon80°55°0%
  2. Tue78°54°0%
  3. Wed91°54°1%
  4. Thu84°52°2%
  5. Fri75°51°2%
  6. Sat81°51°4%
  7. Sun92°49°0%
  8. Mon97°51°0%
  9. Tue90°51°0%
  10. Wed81°49°0%
  11. Thu87°48°0%
  12. Fri92°50°0%
  13. Sat84°49°0%
  14. Sun86°50°0%
  15. Mon93°52°0%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Novato

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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

  • 94949
  • 94945
  • 94947
  • 94998

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.