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Ballico, California Weather

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

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

Ballico, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:57 AM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
48%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Sunset
1:27 PM
Ballico, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBallico, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 93°
Ballico, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    93°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°61°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    100°56°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    102°56°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    106°59°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    109°63°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    112°67°+3°
Ballico, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · backing 41°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ballico, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.21006.11009.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ballico, CA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ballico, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.9mi
UNLIMITED
143 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
18:57 UTC · Ballico, 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
18:57 UTC · Ballico, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ballico, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ballico, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ballico, 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
10:47 PM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
1:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ballico, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ballico, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ballico at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above 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: 95303

16-Day Forecast — Ballico

  1. Sun93°66°18%
  2. Mon94°61°0%
  3. Tue100°56°0%
  4. Wed102°56°0%
  5. Thu106°59°0%
  6. Fri109°63°0%
  7. Sat112°67°0%
  8. Sun96°74°2%
  9. Mon105°70°4%
  10. Tue111°70°5%
  11. Wed112°72°1%
  12. Thu113°71°1%
  13. Fri116°73°6%
  14. Sat113°73°6%
  15. Sun110°75°3%
  16. Mon109°66°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 Ballico

  • 95303

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.