Lockwood, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lockwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°62°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——89°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——96°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°70°+2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Lockwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lockwood
- Sun80°65°6%
- Mon82°63°1%
- Tue87°62°0%
- Wed89°62°0%
- Thu93°64°0%
- Fri96°67°0%
- Sat98°70°0%
- Sun89°64°1%
- Mon92°63°4%
- Tue98°69°3%
- Wed98°72°2%
- Thu99°72°3%
- Fri101°74°13%
- Sat98°74°13%
- Sun95°69°13%
- Mon95°68°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 Lockwood
- 95689