Beckwourth, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beckwourth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——81°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°59°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°50°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——87°47°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——89°51°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——91°52°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——92°54°+1°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.50 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.50
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Beckwourth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96129
16-Day Forecast — Beckwourth
- Sun81°60°5%
- Mon81°59°1%
- Tue86°50°1%
- Wed87°47°0%
- Thu89°51°0%
- Fri91°52°0%
- Sat92°54°1%
- Sun89°57°1%
- Mon86°57°6%
- Tue92°54°10%
- Wed91°56°6%
- Thu91°57°4%
- Fri93°59°10%
- Sat92°57°9%
- Sun88°57°13%
- Mon89°53°13%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Beckwourth
SPC includes Beckwourth in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Beckwourth
- 96122