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Gold Mountain, California Weather

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

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

Gold Mountain, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:01 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
28%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Sunset
1:33 PM
Gold Mountain, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGold Mountain, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 79°
Gold Mountain, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    79°58°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°58°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°48°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    88°43°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    89°47°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    90°48°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    94°49°+4°
Gold Mountain, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · backing 67°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 262SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 67° from the wnw.
Gold Mountain, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
840.6
+3.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.82 inHg
Now
840.6
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 836844
830835840845850-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW844.2836.2840.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Gold Mountain, CA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 33

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.50 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.50
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Gold Mountain, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
136.4mi
UNLIMITED
173 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
17:01 UTC · Gold Mountain, 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
17:01 UTC · Gold Mountain, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gold Mountain, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gold Mountain, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gold Mountain, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
1:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gold Mountain, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gold Mountain, 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 →

Gold Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Gold Mountain

  1. Sun80°58°3%
  2. Mon79°58°1%
  3. Tue85°48°0%
  4. Wed88°43°0%
  5. Thu89°47°0%
  6. Fri90°48°0%
  7. Sat94°49°0%
  8. Sun93°52°1%
  9. Mon97°61°6%
  10. Tue95°60°9%
  11. Wed93°58°6%
  12. Thu81°53°4%
  13. Fri91°53°10%
  14. Sat95°57°9%
  15. Sun96°58°13%
  16. Mon91°57°13%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Gold Mountain

SPC includes Gold Mountain in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Gold Mountain

  • 96106
  • 96122

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.