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Ferndale, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ferndale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ferndale, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:50 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
82%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
10:52 PM
Sunset
1:50 PM
Ferndale, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFerndale, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 65°
Ferndale, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    65°53°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    59°53°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    66°52°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    68°52°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    66°52°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Foggy
    67°53°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Foggy
    64°50°-3°
Ferndale, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
316° · veering 11°
Direction
NW
316°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 9 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ferndale, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.01011.61012.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Ferndale, CA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47), ratio 0.62 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47), ratio 0.62 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Ferndale, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.4mi
UNLIMITED
35 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:50 UTC · Ferndale, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:50 UTC · Ferndale, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ferndale, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ferndale, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ferndale, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
10:52 PM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
1:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ferndale, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ferndale, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ferndale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95536

16-Day Forecast — Ferndale

  1. Sun65°53°2%
  2. Mon59°53°2%
  3. Tue66°52°1%
  4. Wed68°52°4%
  5. Thu66°52°3%
  6. Fri67°53°3%
  7. Sat64°50°6%
  8. Sun71°48°2%
  9. Mon72°51°2%
  10. Tue72°56°1%
  11. Wed70°55°1%
  12. Thu72°53°3%
  13. Fri73°52°3%
  14. Sat72°53°3%
  15. Sun69°53°3%
  16. Mon67°53°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 Ferndale

  • 95536

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.