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Hanford, California Weather

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

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

Hanford, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:53 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
40%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
1:19 PM
Hanford, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHanford, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 97°
Hanford, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    97°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    98°67°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    104°59°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    106°60°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    110°63°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    112°66°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    114°69°+2°
Hanford, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 12°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 22 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hanford, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.41002.81005.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hanford, CA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 28.3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
28μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
7.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 33

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 28.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.43
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hanford, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
94.8mi
UNLIMITED
169 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
17:53 UTC · Hanford, 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
17:53 UTC · Hanford, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hanford, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hanford, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hanford, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
1:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hanford, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hanford, 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 →

Hanford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 93230

16-Day Forecast — Hanford

  1. Sun97°72°19%
  2. Mon98°67°0%
  3. Tue104°59°0%
  4. Wed106°60°0%
  5. Thu110°63°0%
  6. Fri112°66°0%
  7. Sat114°69°0%
  8. Sun98°73°1%
  9. Mon105°66°4%
  10. Tue110°77°5%
  11. Wed114°76°1%
  12. Thu114°73°3%
  13. Fri118°73°3%
  14. Sat113°74°10%
  15. Sun113°73°5%
  16. Mon112°69°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Hanford

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 Hanford

  • 93230

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.