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Caribou, California Weather

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

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

Caribou, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:52 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:41 PM
Sunset
1:36 PM
Caribou, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCaribou, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 87°
Caribou, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    85°66°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°51°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    93°51°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    95°55°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    97°56°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    99°57°+2°
Caribou, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · backing 13°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 232SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Caribou, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
909.2
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 26.85 inHg
Now
909.2
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 905910
900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW910.4905.4907.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Caribou, CA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — 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
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.56 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.56
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Caribou, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
149.0mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
17:52 UTC · Caribou, 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
17:52 UTC · Caribou, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Caribou, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Caribou, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Caribou, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
10:41 PM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
1:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Caribou, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Caribou, 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 →

Caribou at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Caribou

  1. Sun87°65°1%
  2. Mon85°66°1%
  3. Tue91°51°0%
  4. Wed93°51°0%
  5. Thu95°55°0%
  6. Fri97°56°0%
  7. Sat99°57°0%
  8. Sun92°63°1%
  9. Mon93°62°3%
  10. Tue98°57°3%
  11. Wed96°58°2%
  12. Thu97°58°2%
  13. Fri97°62°3%
  14. Sat98°61°6%
  15. Sun94°64°13%
  16. Mon94°56°12%

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 Caribou

  • 95984

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.