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Mendocino, California Weather

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

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

Mendocino, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:58 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
87%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
10:54 PM
Sunset
1:45 PM
Mendocino, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMendocino, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 57°
Mendocino, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    57°51°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    57°49°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    70°48°+13°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    76°46°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    73°49°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    77°46°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    82°50°+5°
Mendocino, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · backing 109°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 7 · pk 15 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 109° from the ssw.
Mendocino, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.01002.71003.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Mendocino, CA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38), ratio 0.66 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38), ratio 0.66 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Mendocino, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
40 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
17:58 UTC · Mendocino, 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
17:58 UTC · Mendocino, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mendocino, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mendocino, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mendocino, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
10:54 PM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
1:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mendocino, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mendocino, 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 →

Mendocino at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below 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: 95460

16-Day Forecast — Mendocino

  1. Sun57°51°0%
  2. Mon57°49°0%
  3. Tue70°48°1%
  4. Wed76°46°1%
  5. Thu73°49°2%
  6. Fri77°46°1%
  7. Sat82°50°1%
  8. Sun74°56°2%
  9. Mon81°52°4%
  10. Tue81°51°2%
  11. Wed77°50°0%
  12. Thu79°51°0%
  13. Fri81°51°0%
  14. Sat76°50°3%
  15. Sun74°49°3%
  16. Mon75°47°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 Mendocino

  • 95460

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.