Carnelian Bay, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carnelian Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle12%0.01″73°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°53°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——75°49°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——75°47°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——76°48°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°50°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——80°53°+1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 71. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 10.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.52
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Carnelian Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96140
16-Day Forecast — Carnelian Bay
- Sun73°54°12%
- Mon76°53°1%
- Tue75°49°0%
- Wed75°47°0%
- Thu76°48°0%
- Fri79°50°0%
- Sat80°53°1%
- Sun71°52°1%
- Mon74°52°8%
- Tue79°53°14%
- Wed78°55°9%
- Thu80°55°10%
- Fri81°56°14%
- Sat80°56°14%
- Sun76°51°23%
- Mon77°52°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Carnelian Bay
SPC includes Carnelian Bay in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Carnelian Bay
- 95604
- 96140