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Fort Bidwell, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fort Bidwell, CA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:43 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
46%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:31 PM
Sunset
1:38 PM
Fort Bidwell, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Bidwell, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 89°
Fort Bidwell, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    89°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°62°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    0.04″
    87°59°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    89°56°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    86°55°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    89°53°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    94°56°+5°
Fort Bidwell, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 117°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 12 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Bidwell, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
860.1
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 25.40 inHg
Now
860.1
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 858864
850855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW864.3857.6859.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fort Bidwell, CA
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-14 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 9 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6
Fort Bidwell, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.3mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
14:43 UTC · Fort Bidwell, 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
14:43 UTC · Fort Bidwell, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Bidwell, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Bidwell, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Bidwell, CA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
10:31 PM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
1:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Bidwell, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Bidwell, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Bidwell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 96112

16-Day Forecast — Fort Bidwell

  1. Sat89°55°1%
  2. Sun89°62°7%
  3. Mon87°59°6%
  4. Tue89°56°2%
  5. Wed86°55°0%
  6. Thu89°53°0%
  7. Fri94°56°1%
  8. Sat96°59°1%
  9. Sun86°60°1%
  10. Mon91°57°3%
  11. Tue91°61°4%
  12. Wed94°65°13%
  13. Thu93°59°19%
  14. Fri95°63°23%
  15. Sat98°63°21%
  16. Sun98°62°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fort Bidwell

SPC includes Fort Bidwell in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Fort Bidwell

  • 96112

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.