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China Lake Acres, California Weather

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

China Lake Acres weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

China Lake Acres, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:04 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
23%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:41 PM
Sunset
1:10 PM
China Lake Acres, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChina Lake Acres, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 99°
China Lake Acres, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    99°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    101°73°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    104°72°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    106°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    109°72°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    107°72°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    107°74°
China Lake Acres, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 77°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
China Lake Acres, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.45 inHg
Now
929.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928933
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.1928.4929.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
China Lake Acres, CA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 35.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
35μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
10.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 54

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 35.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.34
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
China Lake Acres, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
155.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
17:04 UTC · China Lake Acres, 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
17:04 UTC · China Lake Acres, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
China Lake Acres, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
China Lake Acres, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
China Lake Acres, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
10:41 PM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
1:10 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
China Lake Acres, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
11:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
China Lake Acres, 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 →

China Lake Acres at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — China Lake Acres

  1. Sun99°76°1%
  2. Mon101°73°0%
  3. Tue104°72°0%
  4. Wed106°71°0%
  5. Thu109°72°0%
  6. Fri107°72°0%
  7. Sat107°74°0%
  8. Sun108°78°2%
  9. Mon110°81°8%
  10. Tue104°79°11%
  11. Wed96°82°6%
  12. Thu99°81°10%
  13. Fri105°84°13%
  14. Sat111°89°3%
  15. Sun111°89°6%
  16. Mon110°86°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 China Lake Acres

  • 93555

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.