Escondido, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Escondido weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——88°61°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——86°60°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——88°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——92°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——92°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——91°63°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°65°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 35 now. With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 9.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Escondido at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 92025, 92026, 92027, 92029
16-Day Forecast — Escondido
- Sun88°61°0%
- Mon86°60°0%
- Tue88°59°0%
- Wed92°62°0%
- Thu92°64°0%
- Fri91°63°0%
- Sat89°65°1%
- Sun92°64°4%
- Mon93°63°12%
- Tue99°71°13%
- Wed96°73°6%
- Thu99°74°13%
- Fri98°74°19%
- Sat95°73°15%
- Sun96°72°14%
- Mon100°70°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Escondido
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 Escondido
- 92029
- 92025
- 92026
- 92027
- 92030
- 92033
- 92046