Lake Almanor West, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Almanor West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°58°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——82°56°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——86°46°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——89°47°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——90°51°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——91°50°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°52°+4°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.52
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Lake Almanor West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Almanor West
- Sun84°58°1%
- Mon82°56°2%
- Tue86°46°0%
- Wed89°47°0%
- Thu90°51°0%
- Fri91°50°0%
- Sat95°52°0%
- Sun94°53°1%
- Mon97°59°3%
- Tue97°62°3%
- Wed92°64°2%
- Thu81°58°2%
- Fri92°53°3%
- Sat95°56°6%
- Sun96°57°13%
- Mon93°54°12%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lake Almanor West
SPC includes Lake Almanor West in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Lake Almanor West
- 96020