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Atherton, California Weather

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

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

Atherton, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:58 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:53 PM
Sunset
1:33 PM
Atherton, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAtherton, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 80°
Atherton, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    77°54°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    75°51°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°50°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    77°51°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    87°50°+10°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    89°53°+2°
Atherton, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
051° · veering 21°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Atherton, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.6
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.6
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.91010.91012.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Atherton, CA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5
Atherton, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
55%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.3mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
16:58 UTC · Atherton, 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
16:58 UTC · Atherton, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Atherton, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Atherton, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Atherton, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
10:53 PM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
1:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Atherton, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Atherton, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atherton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 94027

16-Day Forecast — Atherton

  1. Sun80°57°0%
  2. Mon77°54°0%
  3. Tue75°51°0%
  4. Wed83°50°1%
  5. Thu77°51°0%
  6. Fri87°50°0%
  7. Sat89°53°0%
  8. Sun92°54°1%
  9. Mon96°60°2%
  10. Tue98°59°6%
  11. Wed85°58°1%
  12. Thu94°66°3%
  13. Fri102°66°0%
  14. Sat104°63°0%
  15. Sun96°55°3%
  16. Mon85°53°3%

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 Atherton

  • 94027

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.