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McFarland, California Weather

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

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

McFarland, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:53 AM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
32%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
1:16 PM
McFarland, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcFarland, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 97°
McFarland, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    98°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    103°62°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    105°62°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    109°65°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    111°67°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    113°72°+2°
McFarland, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · steady
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McFarland, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.5998.71000.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
McFarland, CA
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 38.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
39μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 38.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.37
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
McFarland, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
41%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.1mi
UNLIMITED
171 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
17:53 UTC · McFarland, 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
17:53 UTC · McFarland, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McFarland, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McFarland, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McFarland, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
1:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McFarland, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McFarland, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McFarland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 93250

16-Day Forecast — McFarland

  1. Sun97°73°2%
  2. Mon98°68°0%
  3. Tue103°62°0%
  4. Wed105°62°0%
  5. Thu109°65°0%
  6. Fri111°67°0%
  7. Sat113°72°1%
  8. Sun94°73°2%
  9. Mon106°67°6%
  10. Tue111°75°5%
  11. Wed114°78°1%
  12. Thu114°77°6%
  13. Fri116°77°6%
  14. Sat111°78°10%
  15. Sun113°74°6%
  16. Mon112°71°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 McFarland

  • 93250

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.