Cathedral City, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cathedral City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——106°83°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——107°81°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——109°84°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——111°89°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——112°89°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——109°82°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——109°88°0°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.48 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 32 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 10.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.48 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.48
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Cathedral City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 92234
16-Day Forecast — Cathedral City
- Sun106°83°1%
- Mon107°81°1%
- Tue109°84°0%
- Wed111°89°0%
- Thu112°89°1%
- Fri109°82°1%
- Sat109°88°1%
- Sun110°85°5%
- Mon112°90°15%
- Tue103°85°19%
- Wed104°88°15%
- Thu102°91°11%
- Fri115°94°9%
- Sat118°100°3%
- Sun114°96°6%
- Mon114°92°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Cathedral City
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 Cathedral City
- 92276
- 92234
- 92235