Needles, California Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Needles weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——110°79°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——111°86°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——111°83°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——114°85°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——115°89°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——114°87°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——110°89°-4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.34
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:28 PM
- Moonset
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Needles at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 92363
16-Day Forecast — Needles
- Sat110°79°1%
- Sun111°86°1%
- Mon111°83°0%
- Tue114°85°0%
- Wed115°89°0%
- Thu114°87°0%
- Fri110°89°1%
- Sat109°89°1%
- Sun109°85°4%
- Mon111°90°11%
- Tue112°90°9%
- Wed115°90°10%
- Thu121°95°14%
- Fri123°97°13%
- Sat116°95°12%
- Sun118°92°14%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 Needles
- 92363