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Manchester, California Weather

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

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

Manchester, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:17 PM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
77%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Manchester, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastManchester, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 58°
Manchester, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    63°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    58°50°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    71°52°+13°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    62°51°-9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    69°46°+7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    19%
    69°49°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    11%
    67°51°-2°
Manchester, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
352° · veering 6°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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 12 · pk 30 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3722SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Manchester, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.2
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.2
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.51014.41015.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Manchester, CA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.61 with 18 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.61 with 18 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.61
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Manchester, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.3mi
UNLIMITED
48 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
23:17 UTC ·Manchester, 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
23:17 UTC ·Manchester, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Manchester, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Manchester, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Manchester, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Manchester, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
6:06 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Manchester, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manchester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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 Manchester

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.