Lakehead, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakehead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——95°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——99°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——103°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——104°68°+1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Lakehead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96051
16-Day Forecast — Lakehead
- Sun95°67°1%
- Mon94°68°1%
- Tue95°61°0%
- Wed99°62°0%
- Thu101°64°0%
- Fri103°65°0%
- Sat104°68°0%
- Sun95°64°0%
- Mon98°63°1%
- Tue105°67°3%
- Wed104°67°2%
- Thu104°68°1%
- Fri106°70°0%
- Sat106°70°3%
- Sun100°71°3%
- Mon101°65°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 Lakehead
- 96051