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Los Alamos, California Weather

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

Los Alamos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Los Alamos, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:00 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:53 PM
Sunset
1:17 PM
Los Alamos, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLos Alamos, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 79°
Los Alamos, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    79°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    75°54°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    85°53°+10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°55°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    96°57°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    96°58°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    97°61°+1°
Los Alamos, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 65°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 13 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Los Alamos, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
993.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.2992.9993.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Los Alamos, CA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Los Alamos, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
17:00 UTC · Los Alamos, 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
17:00 UTC · Los Alamos, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Los Alamos, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Los Alamos, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Los Alamos, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
10:53 PM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
1:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Los Alamos, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Los Alamos, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Los Alamos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 93440

16-Day Forecast — Los Alamos

  1. Sun78°58°2%
  2. Mon75°54°0%
  3. Tue85°53°1%
  4. Wed90°55°0%
  5. Thu96°57°0%
  6. Fri96°58°0%
  7. Sat97°61°0%
  8. Sun97°64°1%
  9. Mon102°65°7%
  10. Tue96°66°1%
  11. Wed100°71°1%
  12. Thu101°72°0%
  13. Fri111°75°0%
  14. Sat117°82°6%
  15. Sun104°71°5%
  16. Mon98°62°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 Los Alamos

  • 93440

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.