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Acton, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Acton, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:48 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
36%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Sunset
1:08 PM
Acton, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastActon, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 85°
Acton, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    87°60°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    91°61°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    96°62°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    96°63°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    93°62°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    93°62°
Acton, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 8°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 9
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 9 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the w.
Acton, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
907.9
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 26.81 inHg
Now
907.9
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 905912
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW911.7905.1907.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Acton, CA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
10.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Acton, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.2mi
UNLIMITED
159 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
17:48 UTC · Acton, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:48 UTC · Acton, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Acton, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Acton, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Acton, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
1:08 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Acton, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Acton, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Acton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 93510

16-Day Forecast — Acton

  1. Sun85°62°1%
  2. Mon87°60°0%
  3. Tue91°61°0%
  4. Wed96°62°0%
  5. Thu96°63°0%
  6. Fri93°62°0%
  7. Sat93°62°0%
  8. Sun96°67°3%
  9. Mon97°68°7%
  10. Tue94°72°11%
  11. Wed90°70°8%
  12. Thu93°70°13%
  13. Fri101°75°16%
  14. Sat107°81°10%
  15. Sun96°77°16%
  16. Mon96°72°15%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 Acton

  • 93510

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.