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Corning, California Weather

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

Corning weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Corning, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:49 AM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
34%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
1:40 PM
Corning, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCorning, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 94°
Corning, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    94°63°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    99°56°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    104°59°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    105°64°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    106°63°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    109°67°+3°
Corning, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · veering 131°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Corning, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.81000.51003.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Corning, CA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Corning, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
113.8mi
UNLIMITED
160 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
17:49 UTC · Corning, 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
17:49 UTC · Corning, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Corning, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Corning, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Corning, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
1:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Corning, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Corning, 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 →

Corning at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 96021

16-Day Forecast — Corning

  1. Sun94°65°0%
  2. Mon94°63°0%
  3. Tue99°56°0%
  4. Wed104°59°0%
  5. Thu105°64°0%
  6. Fri106°63°0%
  7. Sat109°67°0%
  8. Sun111°67°1%
  9. Mon114°75°2%
  10. Tue117°75°2%
  11. Wed105°79°1%
  12. Thu96°79°1%
  13. Fri110°73°3%
  14. Sat115°72°3%
  15. Sun118°73°3%
  16. Mon109°65°3%

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 Corning

  • 96021

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.