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Gridley, California Weather

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

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

Gridley, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:56 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
46%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Sunset
1:36 PM
Gridley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGridley, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 93°
Gridley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    93°61°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    99°55°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    103°56°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    105°61°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    107°61°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    109°65°+2°
Gridley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 150°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gridley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.01007.31010.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Gridley, CA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gridley, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.5mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
16:56 UTC · Gridley, 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
16:56 UTC · Gridley, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gridley, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gridley, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gridley, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
1:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gridley, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gridley, 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 →

Gridley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95948

16-Day Forecast — Gridley

  1. Sun93°64°0%
  2. Mon93°61°1%
  3. Tue99°55°0%
  4. Wed103°56°0%
  5. Thu105°61°0%
  6. Fri107°61°0%
  7. Sat109°65°1%
  8. Sun110°65°1%
  9. Mon114°75°2%
  10. Tue117°76°3%
  11. Wed105°75°2%
  12. Thu100°74°6%
  13. Fri110°72°6%
  14. Sat116°74°6%
  15. Sun118°76°6%
  16. Mon109°67°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 Gridley

  • 95948

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.