Big Creek, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.01″76°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°63°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——85°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——88°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——90°66°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——91°68°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62), ratio 0.51 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 60 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 57
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62), ratio 0.51 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.51
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Big Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93605
16-Day Forecast — Big Creek
- Sun76°61°24%
- Mon78°61°2%
- Tue84°63°0%
- Wed85°63°0%
- Thu88°65°0%
- Fri90°66°0%
- Sat91°68°1%
- Sun92°69°1%
- Mon93°72°9%
- Tue94°73°15%
- Wed84°67°6%
- Thu87°62°19%
- Fri92°68°27%
- Sat98°73°29%
- Sun98°76°20%
- Mon93°73°20%
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 Big Creek
- 93605
- 93634