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Lake of the Pines, California Weather

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

Lake of the Pines weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake of the Pines, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:03 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
29%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Sunset
1:33 PM
Lake of the Pines, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake of the Pines, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 87°
Lake of the Pines, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°65°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°61°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    95°61°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    97°64°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    99°66°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    101°68°+2°
Lake of the Pines, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · backing 44°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 13 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 44° from the sw.
Lake of the Pines, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.4
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.4
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959962
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.4959.3961.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lake of the Pines, CA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lake of the Pines, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.2mi
UNLIMITED
171 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
17:03 UTC · Lake of the Pines, 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
17:03 UTC · Lake of the Pines, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake of the Pines, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake of the Pines, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake of the Pines, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
1:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake of the Pines, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake of the Pines, 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 of the Pines at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lake of the Pines

  1. Sun88°67°2%
  2. Mon89°65°1%
  3. Tue91°61°0%
  4. Wed95°61°0%
  5. Thu97°64°0%
  6. Fri99°66°0%
  7. Sat101°68°0%
  8. Sun102°70°1%
  9. Mon109°77°3%
  10. Tue109°78°5%
  11. Wed100°74°3%
  12. Thu95°69°2%
  13. Fri105°70°10%
  14. Sat110°75°10%
  15. Sun109°78°11%
  16. Mon102°73°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 of the Pines

  • 95602

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.