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Downieville, California Weather

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

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

Downieville, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:03 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
31%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:41 PM
Sunset
1:33 PM
Downieville, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDownieville, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Downieville, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°65°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°62°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    91°61°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    92°63°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    94°65°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    98°67°+4°
Downieville, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · steady
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Downieville, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
913.4
+2.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.97 inHg
Now
913.4
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 910915
905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW914.7910.4913.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Downieville, CA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-10 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42), ratio 0.55 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.55
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Downieville, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.9mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
17:03 UTC · Downieville, 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
17:03 UTC · Downieville, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Downieville, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Downieville, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Downieville, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
10:41 PM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
1:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Downieville, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Downieville, 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 →

Downieville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95936

16-Day Forecast — Downieville

  1. Sun85°65°3%
  2. Mon85°65°1%
  3. Tue88°62°0%
  4. Wed91°61°0%
  5. Thu92°63°0%
  6. Fri94°65°0%
  7. Sat98°67°0%
  8. Sun97°69°1%
  9. Mon102°74°2%
  10. Tue102°76°4%
  11. Wed96°65°3%
  12. Thu90°65°5%
  13. Fri97°67°3%
  14. Sat102°72°13%
  15. Sun102°75°12%
  16. Mon97°70°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 Downieville

  • 95936

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.