Alta Sierra, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alta Sierra weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——98°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——99°67°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Alta Sierra at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Alta Sierra
- Sun85°65°2%
- Mon87°64°1%
- Tue89°59°0%
- Wed93°59°0%
- Thu96°62°0%
- Fri98°65°0%
- Sat99°67°0%
- Sun88°68°1%
- Mon96°63°3%
- Tue103°68°5%
- Wed102°69°3%
- Thu103°70°2%
- Fri104°74°10%
- Sat102°72°10%
- Sun98°70°11%
- Mon98°65°6%
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 Alta Sierra
- 95949