McCloud, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McCloud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°61°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——87°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°55°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°57°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°58°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47. 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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
McCloud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96057
16-Day Forecast — McCloud
- Sun86°60°2%
- Mon85°61°2%
- Tue87°55°2%
- Wed91°55°0%
- Thu93°57°0%
- Fri94°57°0%
- Sat98°58°0%
- Sun98°61°1%
- Mon99°62°1%
- Tue104°66°2%
- Wed96°70°3%
- Thu73°58°2%
- Fri95°60°3%
- Sat99°63°6%
- Sun102°63°5%
- Mon96°61°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — McCloud
SPC includes McCloud 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 McCloud
- 96057