Edwards AFB, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Edwards AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——97°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——100°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——104°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——106°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——103°70°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——103°69°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 33.4 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 31 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 10.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 33.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.32
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Edwards AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Edwards AFB
- Sun94°73°1%
- Mon97°70°0%
- Tue100°67°0%
- Wed104°66°0%
- Thu106°69°0%
- Fri103°70°0%
- Sat103°69°0%
- Sun104°74°2%
- Mon106°76°6%
- Tue103°77°10%
- Wed97°78°9%
- Thu98°76°13%
- Fri105°80°14%
- Sat111°86°9%
- Sun107°84°10%
- Mon106°80°9%
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 Edwards AFB
- 93523
- 93524