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French Valley, California Weather

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

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

French Valley, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:00 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
10:43 PM
Sunset
1:02 PM
French Valley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFrench Valley, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 90°
French Valley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Clear
    90°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    92°59°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    94°59°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    101°60°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    98°62°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    94°57°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    93°58°-1°
French Valley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 7°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the sw.
French Valley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964969
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.6964.3965.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
French Valley, CA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.66 with 9 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
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
10.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.66 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
French Valley, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.6mi
UNLIMITED
158 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
17:00 UTC · French Valley, 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
17:00 UTC · French Valley, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
French Valley, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
French Valley, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
French Valley, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
10:43 PM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
1:02 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
French Valley, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
French Valley, 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 →

French Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — French Valley

  1. Sun90°63°1%
  2. Mon92°59°1%
  3. Tue94°59°0%
  4. Wed101°60°0%
  5. Thu98°62°0%
  6. Fri94°57°0%
  7. Sat93°58°1%
  8. Sun95°61°2%
  9. Mon95°66°13%
  10. Tue92°62°18%
  11. Wed100°72°11%
  12. Thu99°73°19%
  13. Fri110°76°16%
  14. Sat111°79°13%
  15. Sun96°74°14%
  16. Mon98°72°14%

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 French Valley

  • 92563
  • 92596

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.