Likely, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Likely weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—90°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°59°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——89°56°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——87°54°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——89°54°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——92°57°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°60°+3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39. 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Likely at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96116
16-Day Forecast — Likely
- Sun90°58°20%
- Mon88°59°6%
- Tue89°56°0%
- Wed87°54°0%
- Thu89°54°0%
- Fri92°57°0%
- Sat95°60°1%
- Sun94°61°1%
- Mon98°60°4%
- Tue98°66°8%
- Wed93°69°5%
- Thu83°61°3%
- Fri89°58°13%
- Sat97°65°12%
- Sun99°66°10%
- Mon94°67°10%
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 — Likely
SPC includes Likely in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Likely
- 96116