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Smith River, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Smith River, CA
Friday, June 5 at 12:11 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Smith River, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmith River, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 46 to 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 46°H 63°
Smith River, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    68°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    63°46°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    63°46°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    63°43°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    64%
    1.5″
    56°48°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    66°48°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    21%
    71°50°+5°
Smith River, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
337° · veering 180°
Direction
NNW
337°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
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 4 · pk 10 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2718SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 180° from the nnw.
Smith River, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.41014.91015.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Smith River, CA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
2.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 39
Smith River, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
00:11 UTC ·Smith 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
00:11 UTC ·Smith River, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Smith River, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smith River, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smith River, CA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
4:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Smith River, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
7:25 AM
Moonset
5:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Smith River, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

weather
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smith River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 5, 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 Smith 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.