Mendocino, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mendocino weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Foggy——65°50°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——60°51°-5°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——63°48°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——63°43°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——65°39°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle23%0.09″58°47°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy20%—64°47°+6°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI down 8 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 6 AM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.63
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:45 AM
- Moonset
- 4:25 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Mendocino at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.