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Bell, California Weather

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

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

Bell, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:58 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
63%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Sunset
1:07 PM
Bell, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBell, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Bell, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    84°62°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    89°64°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    91°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    95°73°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°71°-7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    90°71°+2°
Bell, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 99°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 122SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bell, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.2
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.2
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.11008.51009.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bell, CA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
19.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bell, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.4mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
16:58 UTC · Bell, 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
16:58 UTC · Bell, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bell, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bell, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bell, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
1:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bell, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bell, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bell

  1. Sun83°65°1%
  2. Mon84°62°1%
  3. Tue89°64°0%
  4. Wed91°71°0%
  5. Thu95°73°0%
  6. Fri88°71°0%
  7. Sat90°71°0%
  8. Sun91°72°2%
  9. Mon93°74°6%
  10. Tue92°74°8%
  11. Wed95°78°2%
  12. Thu96°78°10%
  13. Fri104°84°10%
  14. Sat106°83°10%
  15. Sun93°79°19%
  16. Mon97°77°19%

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 Bell

  • 90201

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.