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Murphys, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Murphys, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:40 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
29%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Murphys, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMurphys, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 84°
Murphys, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    85°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    87°65°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Mostly Clear
    92°67°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    82°57°-10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Mostly Clear
    79°50°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    13%
    82°56°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    79°53°-3°
Murphys, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 51°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 159SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 51° from the wnw.
Murphys, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.1
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.70 inHg
Now
938.1
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934938
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW938.3934.1935.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Murphys, CA
Air quality
45
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 75 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
10.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
10.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 100

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.57 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.57
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Murphys, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
131.9mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
20:40 UTC ·Murphys, 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
20:40 UTC ·Murphys, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Murphys, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Murphys, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Murphys, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Murphys, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:50 AM
Moonset
3:12 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Murphys, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murphys at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above 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 3, 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 Murphys

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.