La Cresta, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Cresta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°79°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——98°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——103°65°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——104°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——107°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——110°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——111°70°+1°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 17.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 59.8 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 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 59.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.30
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
La Cresta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — La Cresta
- Sun98°79°1%
- Mon98°71°0%
- Tue103°65°0%
- Wed104°64°0%
- Thu107°65°0%
- Fri110°67°0%
- Sat111°70°1%
- Sun111°75°2%
- Mon114°72°6%
- Tue113°80°7%
- Wed104°83°3%
- Thu107°77°6%
- Fri112°74°6%
- Sat120°79°10%
- Sun120°83°6%
- Mon114°81°6%
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 La Cresta
- 93305