Litchfield, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Litchfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°57°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——93°55°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——96°60°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°60°+4°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 40. 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Litchfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96117
16-Day Forecast — Litchfield
- Sun91°67°3%
- Mon89°65°2%
- Tue92°57°0%
- Wed93°55°0%
- Thu94°59°0%
- Fri96°60°0%
- Sat100°60°1%
- Sun99°62°1%
- Mon100°67°5%
- Tue100°71°5%
- Wed97°72°4%
- Thu84°65°3%
- Fri93°64°10%
- Sat100°68°9%
- Sun101°69°13%
- Mon97°69°12%
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 — Litchfield
SPC includes Litchfield 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 Litchfield
- 96117