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Mad River, California Weather

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

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

Mad River, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:19 PM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
49%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Mad River, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMad River, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 46 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 46°H 71°
Mad River, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    72°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    71°46°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    76°41°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    66°38°-10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75°37°+9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.02″
    54°43°-21°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    12%
    68°41°+14°
Mad River, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 140°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1512SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 140° from the nw.
Mad River, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
923.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.26 inHg
Now
923.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920924
915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW924.4919.5919.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mad River, CA
Air quality
52
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 — 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
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
5.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 34
Mad River, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
79.1mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
23:19 UTC ·Mad River, 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
23:19 UTC ·Mad River, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mad River, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mad River, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mad River, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mad River, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
6:11 AM
Moonset
3:16 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Mad River, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mad River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 Mad River

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.