Elk Creek, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——94°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——96°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——100°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——102°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——103°72°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——107°74°+4°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Elk Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95939
16-Day Forecast — Elk Creek
- Sun94°65°0%
- Mon94°64°0%
- Tue96°64°0%
- Wed100°66°0%
- Thu102°70°0%
- Fri103°72°0%
- Sat107°74°1%
- Sun109°76°0%
- Mon112°81°1%
- Tue115°83°1%
- Wed102°81°2%
- Thu94°76°2%
- Fri106°75°6%
- Sat113°79°7%
- Sun115°81°3%
- Mon106°74°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.
ZIP codes in Elk Creek
- 95939