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——107°84°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——108°80°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——109°83°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——110°84°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——113°85°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——109°82°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——112°86°+3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.53
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 16°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
- Sun107°84°1%
- Mon108°80°1%
- Tue109°83°0%
- Wed110°84°0%
- Thu113°85°0%
- Fri109°82°0%
- Sat112°86°1%
- Sun112°86°3%
- Mon115°89°12%
- Tue110°88°11%
- Wed103°90°9%
- Thu104°86°13%
- Fri113°90°9%
- Sat120°94°6%
- Sun118°95°10%
- Mon117°93°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