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McKinleyville, California Weather

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

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

McKinleyville, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:06 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:50 PM
Sunset
1:51 PM
McKinleyville, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKinleyville, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 65°
McKinleyville, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    65°51°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    62°52°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    70°49°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Foggy
    71°48°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    70°50°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    72°51°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    75°53°+3°
McKinleyville, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · steady
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McKinleyville, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.11005.01006.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
McKinleyville, 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 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McKinleyville, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
28 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
18:06 UTC · McKinleyville, 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
18:06 UTC · McKinleyville, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McKinleyville, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKinleyville, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKinleyville, 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
10:50 PM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
1:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McKinleyville, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McKinleyville, 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 →

McKinleyville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95519

16-Day Forecast — McKinleyville

  1. Sun65°51°0%
  2. Mon62°52°1%
  3. Tue70°49°2%
  4. Wed71°48°4%
  5. Thu70°50°2%
  6. Fri72°51°3%
  7. Sat75°53°4%
  8. Sun75°55°3%
  9. Mon76°54°3%
  10. Tue76°53°1%
  11. Wed74°54°1%
  12. Thu74°51°3%
  13. Fri73°51°3%
  14. Sat74°52°3%
  15. Sun71°50°6%
  16. Mon71°48°5%

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 McKinleyville

  • 95519

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.