Dunsmuir, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunsmuir weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——90°60°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°61°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——95°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°63°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——97°67°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32), 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Dunsmuir at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96025
16-Day Forecast — Dunsmuir
- Sun88°62°2%
- Mon87°63°3%
- Tue90°60°2%
- Wed93°61°0%
- Thu95°61°1%
- Fri98°63°0%
- Sat97°67°0%
- Sun91°60°1%
- Mon91°59°1%
- Tue98°65°2%
- Wed97°65°2%
- Thu97°66°2%
- Fri99°67°0%
- Sat99°69°3%
- Sun94°68°3%
- Mon94°63°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Dunsmuir
SPC includes Dunsmuir in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Dunsmuir
- 96025