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Big River, California Weather

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

Big River, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:11 AM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
18%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:31 PM
Sunset
12:52 PM
Big River, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig River, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 82 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 82°H 110°
Big River, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    110°83°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    110°82°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    113°85°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    113°84°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    113°84°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    111°84°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    112°82°+1°
Big River, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 15°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Big River, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.5993.3995.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Big River, CA
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 10 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 41 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
9.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.58
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big River, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
168.6mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
16:11 UTC · Big River, 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
16:11 UTC · Big River, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big River, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big River, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big River, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
10:31 PM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
12:52 PM
Civil dusk
8:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Big River, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big River, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Big River

  1. Sun110°83°1%
  2. Mon110°82°1%
  3. Tue113°85°0%
  4. Wed113°84°0%
  5. Thu113°84°0%
  6. Fri111°84°0%
  7. Sat112°82°1%
  8. Sun110°84°8%
  9. Mon116°86°10%
  10. Tue108°87°13%
  11. Wed107°89°6%
  12. Thu109°87°22%
  13. Fri119°95°16%
  14. Sat121°99°13%
  15. Sun119°94°6%
  16. Mon121°91°6%

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 River

  • 92242

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.