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Darwin, California Weather

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

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

Darwin, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:51 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
27%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:38 PM
Sunset
1:11 PM
Darwin, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDarwin, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 88°
Darwin, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    92°67°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    93°67°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    96°68°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    99°71°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    98°70°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    97°70°-1°
Darwin, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 23°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 279SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the ese.
Darwin, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
857.9
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 25.33 inHg
Now
857.9
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 855861
850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW860.6854.6857.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Darwin, CA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
10.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30), ratio 0.42 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.42
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Darwin, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
134.5mi
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
17:51 UTC · Darwin, 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
17:51 UTC · Darwin, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Darwin, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Darwin, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Darwin, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
10:38 PM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
1:11 PM
Civil dusk
8:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Darwin, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Darwin, 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 →

Darwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 93522

16-Day Forecast — Darwin

  1. Sun88°68°2%
  2. Mon92°67°1%
  3. Tue93°67°0%
  4. Wed96°68°0%
  5. Thu99°71°0%
  6. Fri98°70°0%
  7. Sat97°70°1%
  8. Sun100°74°2%
  9. Mon102°78°15%
  10. Tue95°77°14%
  11. Wed84°74°13%
  12. Thu90°70°9%
  13. Fri95°76°7%
  14. Sat102°82°6%
  15. Sun101°82°6%
  16. Mon101°81°13%

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 Darwin

  • 93522

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.