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Occidental, California Weather

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

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

Occidental, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:17 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
26%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Occidental, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOccidental, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 84°
Occidental, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    86°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    84°55°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°50°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°45°-9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°40°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    74°44°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    67°46°-7°
Occidental, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · backing 32°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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 8 · pk 31 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Occidental, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.8986.8987.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Occidental, CA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.69 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Occidental, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.0mi
UNLIMITED
166 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 ·Occidental, 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 ·Occidental, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Occidental, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Occidental, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Occidental, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Occidental, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
6:01 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Occidental, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Occidental at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 Occidental

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.