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Meridian, California Weather

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

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

Meridian, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:00 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Sunset
1:36 PM
Meridian, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMeridian, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 88°
Meridian, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    89°57°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    99°52°+10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    103°54°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    105°59°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    107°60°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    109°63°+2°
Meridian, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 103°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Meridian, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.5
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.5
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01009.21012.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Meridian, CA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Meridian, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.1mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
17:00 UTC · Meridian, 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
17:00 UTC · Meridian, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Meridian, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Meridian, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Meridian, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
1:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Meridian, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Meridian, 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 →

Meridian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95957

16-Day Forecast — Meridian

  1. Sun89°60°0%
  2. Mon89°57°1%
  3. Tue99°52°0%
  4. Wed103°54°0%
  5. Thu105°59°0%
  6. Fri107°60°0%
  7. Sat109°63°0%
  8. Sun111°62°1%
  9. Mon114°73°2%
  10. Tue116°73°3%
  11. Wed102°70°1%
  12. Thu99°78°3%
  13. Fri110°71°3%
  14. Sat117°71°6%
  15. Sun117°72°0%
  16. Mon111°62°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 Meridian

  • 95957

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.