Idlewild, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idlewild weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——82°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°62°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——89°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——92°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——95°68°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——97°70°+2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 40.0 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 40.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.38
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Idlewild at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Idlewild
- Sun82°63°1%
- Mon83°63°0%
- Tue88°62°0%
- Wed89°62°0%
- Thu92°66°0%
- Fri95°68°0%
- Sat97°70°1%
- Sun97°71°2%
- Mon100°76°7%
- Tue98°74°10%
- Wed87°69°4%
- Thu93°70°10%
- Fri97°70°10%
- Sat105°77°11%
- Sun105°77°13%
- Mon99°74°10%
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 Idlewild
- 93260