Fortuna, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fortuna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——70°52°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——63°54°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——69°51°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——73°48°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy——72°53°-1°
- FridayJul 10Foggy——71°53°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy——67°48°-4°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Fortuna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95540
16-Day Forecast — Fortuna
- Sun70°52°0%
- Mon63°54°1%
- Tue69°51°1%
- Wed73°48°2%
- Thu72°53°0%
- Fri71°53°3%
- Sat67°48°3%
- Sun75°48°2%
- Mon78°52°2%
- Tue79°56°1%
- Wed77°56°1%
- Thu78°54°3%
- Fri80°54°3%
- Sat79°54°3%
- Sun76°54°3%
- Mon72°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 Fortuna
- 95540