El Portal, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Portal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—92°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——97°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——100°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——102°72°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——103°75°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 52 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.3 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 50 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.54
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
El Portal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95318
16-Day Forecast — El Portal
- Sun91°71°22%
- Mon93°71°0%
- Tue95°70°0%
- Wed97°69°0%
- Thu100°71°0%
- Fri102°72°0%
- Sat103°75°0%
- Sun104°76°2%
- Mon108°80°5%
- Tue107°81°9%
- Wed93°73°4%
- Thu97°73°3%
- Fri104°75°10%
- Sat110°80°10%
- Sun110°82°13%
- Mon105°80°12%
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 El Portal
- 95318