Highlands, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——62°52°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——60°52°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——68°52°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——78°55°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——72°56°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°54°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——83°56°+3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.66 with 12 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.66 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Highlands
- Sun62°52°4%
- Mon60°52°2%
- Tue68°52°1%
- Wed78°55°0%
- Thu72°56°0%
- Fri80°54°0%
- Sat83°56°0%
- Sun86°57°1%
- Mon92°61°2%
- Tue88°61°6%
- Wed68°60°1%
- Thu92°65°3%
- Fri96°69°0%
- Sat96°69°0%
- Sun86°62°3%
- Mon79°57°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 Highlands
- 94402