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Sierra City, California Weather

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

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

Sierra City, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:10 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
31%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Sierra City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSierra City, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 75°
Sierra City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    74°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    75°54°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°55°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    71°47°-10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    71°44°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    69°47°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    21%
    60°48°-9°
Sierra City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · veering 173°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 129SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 173° from the w.
Sierra City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
847.6
-3.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.03 inHg
Now
847.6
mb
3h
-3.8
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 843849
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW848.6842.5842.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sierra City, CA
Air quality
45
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 10 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
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
7.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Sierra City, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.8mi
UNLIMITED
178 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
22:10 UTC ·Sierra City, 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
22:10 UTC ·Sierra City, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sierra City, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sierra City, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sierra City, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:05 PM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sierra City, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:56 AM
Moonset
3:08 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sierra City, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sierra City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 Sierra City

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.