Buttonwillow, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buttonwillow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°74°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——99°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——102°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——103°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——107°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——109°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——112°72°+3°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.39
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Buttonwillow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93206
16-Day Forecast — Buttonwillow
- Sun98°74°1%
- Mon99°69°0%
- Tue102°65°0%
- Wed103°65°0%
- Thu107°68°0%
- Fri109°70°0%
- Sat112°72°0%
- Sun110°75°2%
- Mon115°80°6%
- Tue112°80°5%
- Wed104°82°0%
- Thu108°81°3%
- Fri113°80°6%
- Sat120°82°3%
- Sun118°87°3%
- Mon115°79°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 Buttonwillow
- 93206