Descanso, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Descanso weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——84°61°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——84°62°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——91°61°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——93°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°63°-3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 12.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
Descanso at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 91916
16-Day Forecast — Descanso
- Sun84°61°0%
- Mon84°62°0%
- Tue91°61°0%
- Wed96°66°1%
- Thu96°69°1%
- Fri93°67°1%
- Sat90°63°1%
- Sun88°64°4%
- Mon99°66°21%
- Tue93°71°29%
- Wed98°70°15%
- Thu98°70°23%
- Fri97°71°21%
- Sat95°71°17%
- Sun96°72°6%
- Mon97°71°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 Descanso
- 91916