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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 9:43 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Novato, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNovato, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Novato, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    85°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    88°55°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°49°-13°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    84°46°+9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.05″
    69°52°-15°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    71°50°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    74°47°+3°
Novato, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 165°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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 8 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 165° from the wnw.
Novato, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1013.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.91012.31013.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Novato, CA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. 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 during the projected peak around 11 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Novato, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.9mi
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
09:43 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
09:43 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 41m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Novato, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% 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: 19°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.