Maxwell, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maxwell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——89°60°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——90°59°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——101°56°+11°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——104°57°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——106°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——107°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——110°68°+3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 40 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Maxwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95955
16-Day Forecast — Maxwell
- Sun89°60°0%
- Mon90°59°0%
- Tue101°56°0%
- Wed104°57°0%
- Thu106°63°0%
- Fri107°64°0%
- Sat110°68°0%
- Sun92°71°1%
- Mon105°67°1%
- Tue113°69°2%
- Wed112°68°1%
- Thu113°68°1%
- Fri115°74°3%
- Sat113°71°3%
- Sun110°67°6%
- Mon110°62°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 Maxwell
- 95955