Mead Valley, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mead Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——91°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——92°60°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——98°62°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——102°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——104°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°65°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——97°67°-5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 35 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 12.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Mead Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mead Valley
- Sun91°66°1%
- Mon92°60°1%
- Tue98°62°0%
- Wed102°63°0%
- Thu104°67°0%
- Fri102°65°0%
- Sat97°67°1%
- Sun91°65°1%
- Mon102°68°9%
- Tue103°73°16%
- Wed103°75°8%
- Thu106°76°13%
- Fri102°76°14%
- Sat100°75°12%
- Sun106°75°19%
- Mon107°72°18%
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 Mead Valley
- 92570