Chowchilla, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chowchilla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—95°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——101°57°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——104°57°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——108°60°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——110°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——114°66°+4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.64 with 8 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 36 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Chowchilla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93610
16-Day Forecast — Chowchilla
- Sun95°69°21%
- Mon95°64°0%
- Tue101°57°0%
- Wed104°57°0%
- Thu108°60°0%
- Fri110°64°0%
- Sat114°66°0%
- Sun96°73°1%
- Mon105°66°4%
- Tue111°73°6%
- Wed113°72°1%
- Thu114°72°1%
- Fri117°73°10%
- Sat115°73°11%
- Sun111°74°7%
- Mon110°67°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.
ZIP codes in Chowchilla
- 93610