Carpinteria, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carpinteria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——71°59°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——71°59°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——79°60°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——79°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——80°65°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——78°64°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——77°64°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 33 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Carpinteria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93013
16-Day Forecast — Carpinteria
- Sun71°59°6%
- Mon71°59°0%
- Tue79°60°0%
- Wed79°65°0%
- Thu80°65°1%
- Fri78°64°4%
- Sat77°64°4%
- Sun78°65°3%
- Mon80°64°8%
- Tue78°67°3%
- Wed85°70°2%
- Thu85°71°3%
- Fri91°74°3%
- Sat97°76°10%
- Sun80°69°10%
- Mon81°69°10%
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 Carpinteria
- 93013
- 93014