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Lake Isabella, California Weather

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

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

Lake Isabella, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:06 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
24%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
10:43 PM
Sunset
1:13 PM
Lake Isabella, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Isabella, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 93°
Lake Isabella, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    93°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    96°71°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    96°61°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    98°61°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    101°64°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    103°64°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    106°68°+3°
Lake Isabella, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · backing 11°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 17 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2715SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Lake Isabella, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.44 inHg
Now
929.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928932
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW931.9927.6929.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Isabella, CA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM10 at 28.5 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.40 fine-to-coarse ratio under 15 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
29μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
11.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 64

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 28.5 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.40 fine-to-coarse ratio under 15 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.40
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Lake Isabella, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
141.3mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
18:06 UTC · Lake Isabella, 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
18:06 UTC · Lake Isabella, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Isabella, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Isabella, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Isabella, 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
10:43 PM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
1:13 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Isabella, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Isabella, 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 Isabella at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Isabella

  1. Sun93°70°1%
  2. Mon96°71°0%
  3. Tue96°61°0%
  4. Wed98°61°0%
  5. Thu101°64°0%
  6. Fri103°64°0%
  7. Sat106°68°1%
  8. Sun91°67°3%
  9. Mon99°63°7%
  10. Tue98°69°12%
  11. Wed98°72°6%
  12. Thu105°70°10%
  13. Fri107°70°13%
  14. Sat102°72°6%
  15. Sun102°69°6%
  16. Mon103°67°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 Lake Isabella

  • 93285
  • 93240

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.