Independence, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Independence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——96°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——99°77°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——102°78°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°74°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
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 35 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27), ratio 0.53 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.53
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93526
16-Day Forecast — Independence
- Sun95°72°5%
- Mon98°72°7%
- Tue96°74°1%
- Wed99°77°0%
- Thu101°78°0%
- Fri102°78°0%
- Sat100°74°1%
- Sun100°80°8%
- Mon103°82°20%
- Tue99°82°30%
- Wed85°75°28%
- Thu88°72°8%
- Fri96°75°13%
- Sat98°81°16%
- Sun103°83°15%
- Mon99°83°19%
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 Independence
- 93526