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Lake Don Pedro, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Don Pedro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Don Pedro, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:02 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
35%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Sunset
1:26 PM
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Don Pedro, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 91°
Lake Don Pedro, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    91°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°61°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°60°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    98°61°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    101°65°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    104°66°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    106°69°+2°
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 79°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.5
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.5
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.6970.4972.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-12 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.2mi
UNLIMITED
167 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:02 UTC · Lake Don Pedro, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:02 UTC · Lake Don Pedro, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Don Pedro, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
1:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Don Pedro, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Don Pedro, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Don Pedro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Don Pedro

  1. Sun91°64°19%
  2. Mon90°61°0%
  3. Tue95°60°0%
  4. Wed98°61°0%
  5. Thu101°65°0%
  6. Fri104°66°0%
  7. Sat106°69°0%
  8. Sun106°71°2%
  9. Mon111°76°4%
  10. Tue111°78°8%
  11. Wed92°72°2%
  12. Thu101°71°3%
  13. Fri108°73°3%
  14. Sat115°78°10%
  15. Sun115°81°6%
  16. Mon109°76°3%

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 Lake Don Pedro

  • 95311
  • 95329

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.