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Middletown, California Weather

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

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

Middletown, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:56 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
25%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:51 PM
Sunset
1:38 PM
Middletown, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMiddletown, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 86°
Middletown, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    86°59°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    84°55°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    89°50°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    95°56°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    98°62°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    99°62°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    101°66°+2°
Middletown, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · steady
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Middletown, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.4
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.4
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.9972.3975.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Middletown, CA
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.72 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Middletown, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
149.2mi
UNLIMITED
167 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
18:56 UTC · Middletown, 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
18:56 UTC · Middletown, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Middletown, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Middletown, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Middletown, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
10:51 PM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
1:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Middletown, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Middletown, 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 →

Middletown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95461

16-Day Forecast — Middletown

  1. Sun86°59°0%
  2. Mon84°55°0%
  3. Tue89°50°0%
  4. Wed95°56°0%
  5. Thu98°62°0%
  6. Fri99°62°0%
  7. Sat101°66°0%
  8. Sun84°62°0%
  9. Mon96°63°2%
  10. Tue103°65°3%
  11. Wed102°65°1%
  12. Thu102°64°1%
  13. Fri104°70°0%
  14. Sat102°67°3%
  15. Sun99°62°0%
  16. Mon97°59°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 Middletown

  • 95461

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.