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Colfax, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Colfax, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:04 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
34%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Colfax, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColfax, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 85°
Colfax, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    85°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°66°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°54°-12°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    73°49°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Rain
    28%
    1.4″
    58°48°-15°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    33%
    0.36″
    62°48°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    73°47°+11°
Colfax, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 125°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 10 @ 3:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 87SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Colfax, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.45 inHg
Now
929.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927931
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW930.6926.6928.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colfax, CA
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 85 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 117 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 117 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
10.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 117

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Colfax, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.0mi
UNLIMITED
145 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
20:04 UTC ·Colfax, 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
20:04 UTC ·Colfax, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Colfax, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Colfax, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Colfax, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:08 PM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Colfax, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:33 AM
Moonset
4:14 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Colfax, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colfax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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.

ZIP codes in Colfax

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.