Kennedy Meadows, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kennedy Meadows weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°57°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——85°56°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——87°58°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°60°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——92°63°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——91°65°-1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.43 with 8 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 10.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.43 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.43
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Kennedy Meadows at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Kennedy Meadows
- Sun83°57°2%
- Mon85°56°1%
- Tue87°58°0%
- Wed91°60°0%
- Thu93°62°0%
- Fri92°63°0%
- Sat91°65°1%
- Sun83°64°4%
- Mon87°62°10%
- Tue83°67°21%
- Wed83°64°17%
- Thu86°67°10%
- Fri92°68°11%
- Sat84°65°6%
- Sun86°63°6%
- Mon89°65°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 Kennedy Meadows
- 93527