Golden Hills, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——85°63°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——86°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°61°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——88°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——92°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——95°65°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——97°69°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM10 at 39.9 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.33 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 11.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 39.9 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.33 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.33
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Golden Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Golden Hills
- Sun85°63°1%
- Mon86°63°0%
- Tue88°61°0%
- Wed88°61°0%
- Thu92°65°0%
- Fri95°65°0%
- Sat97°69°1%
- Sun81°65°3%
- Mon90°61°7%
- Tue94°69°9%
- Wed92°69°4%
- Thu97°71°10%
- Fri101°71°11%
- Sat94°72°10%
- Sun96°70°6%
- Mon94°68°6%
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 Golden Hills
- 93561