Cassel, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cassel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——90°52°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°52°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°54°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°56°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——99°59°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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.
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
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.60 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.60
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Cassel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96016
16-Day Forecast — Cassel
- Sun89°62°1%
- Mon88°63°2%
- Tue90°52°0%
- Wed93°52°0%
- Thu94°54°0%
- Fri97°56°0%
- Sat99°59°0%
- Sun89°64°1%
- Mon92°60°2%
- Tue99°59°2%
- Wed99°58°2%
- Thu99°59°3%
- Fri99°61°3%
- Sat100°62°6%
- Sun94°64°6%
- Mon96°57°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Cassel
SPC includes Cassel 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 Cassel
- 96016