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Beale AFB, California Weather

Warm winds drive dryness inland. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Beale AFB, CA
Monday, July 6 at 12:10 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
30%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
1:34 PM
Beale AFB, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBeale AFB, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 92°
Beale AFB, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    92°60°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    89°59°-3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    99°54°+10°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    102°58°+3°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    103°61°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    105°64°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    103°63°-2°
Beale AFB, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · veering 15°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7 mph
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 7 mph · pk 18 mph @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Beale AFB, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.91003.81005.5
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Beale AFB, CA
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
9.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 54

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Beale AFB, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.6mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
19:10 UTC · Beale AFB, 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
19:10 UTC · Beale AFB, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Beale AFB, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Beale AFB, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Beale AFB, CA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
1:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Beale AFB, CA
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
12:30 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Beale AFB, CA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm winds drive dryness inland

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beale AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 95903

16-Day Forecast — Beale AFB

  1. Mon92°60°0%
  2. Tue89°59°0%
  3. Wed99°54°0%
  4. Thu102°58°0%
  5. Fri103°61°0%
  6. Sat105°64°0%
  7. Sun103°63°2%
  8. Mon93°72°3%
  9. Tue108°72°4%
  10. Wed108°65°3%
  11. Thu110°66°2%
  12. Fri115°68°3%
  13. Sat118°77°3%
  14. Sun116°79°3%
  15. Mon110°76°3%
  16. Tue109°68°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 Beale AFB

  • 95903

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.