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McCloud, California Weather

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

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

McCloud, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:17 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
McCloud, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcCloud, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 79°
McCloud, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    77°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    81°52°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°54°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    77°46°-8°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    77°39°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    24%
    59°47°-18°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    73°43°+14°
McCloud, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 152°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 152° from the sw.
McCloud, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
906.4
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.77 inHg
Now
906.4
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 903908
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW907.9902.8902.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McCloud, CA
Air quality
52
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 6 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
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.69 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

Visibility
128.2mi
UNLIMITED
139 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 ·McCloud, 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 ·McCloud, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McCloud, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McCloud, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McCloud, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:05 PM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
4:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McCloud, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
6:08 AM
Moonset
3:08 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McCloud, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McCloud at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (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 McCloud

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.