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Buck Meadows, California Weather

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

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

Buck Meadows, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:53 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Sunset
1:25 PM
Buck Meadows, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuck Meadows, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 65°H 81°
Buck Meadows, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    81°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°65°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°61°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    90°60°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    94°62°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    97°64°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    99°67°+2°
Buck Meadows, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 77°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 8:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Buck Meadows, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
903.6
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 26.68 inHg
Now
903.6
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901905
895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW905.4900.6903.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Buck Meadows, CA
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 48. 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.

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.53
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Buck Meadows, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.1mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
17:53 UTC · Buck Meadows, 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
17:53 UTC · Buck Meadows, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Buck Meadows, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buck Meadows, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buck Meadows, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
1:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Buck Meadows, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Buck Meadows, 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 →

Buck Meadows at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Buck Meadows

  1. Sun81°64°21%
  2. Mon85°65°0%
  3. Tue88°61°0%
  4. Wed90°60°0%
  5. Thu94°62°0%
  6. Fri97°64°0%
  7. Sat99°67°0%
  8. Sun87°66°1%
  9. Mon92°63°6%
  10. Tue97°67°8%
  11. Wed99°69°2%
  12. Thu100°70°10%
  13. Fri103°71°13%
  14. Sat100°70°14%
  15. Sun97°69°23%
  16. Mon97°66°22%

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 Buck Meadows

  • 95321

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.