Baker, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Baker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——106°84°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——108°80°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——109°83°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——110°85°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——114°86°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——110°83°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——112°86°+2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.54 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 38 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 11.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.54 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.54
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Baker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 92309
16-Day Forecast — Baker
- Sun106°84°1%
- Mon108°80°0%
- Tue109°83°0%
- Wed110°85°0%
- Thu114°86°0%
- Fri110°83°0%
- Sat112°86°1%
- Sun107°86°3%
- Mon111°84°12%
- Tue109°88°11%
- Wed107°86°9%
- Thu111°94°10%
- Fri115°94°26%
- Sat109°93°10%
- Sun111°92°9%
- Mon113°94°10%
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 Baker
- 92309