Nevada City, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nevada City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°61°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°68°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) 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
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Nevada City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above 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: 95959
16-Day Forecast — Nevada City
- Sun84°68°1%
- Mon87°65°1%
- Tue89°61°0%
- Wed91°61°0%
- Thu94°63°0%
- Fri97°67°0%
- Sat98°68°0%
- Sun89°66°1%
- Mon94°63°3%
- Tue101°67°4%
- Wed100°70°2%
- Thu101°71°3%
- Fri102°74°3%
- Sat101°74°13%
- Sun97°70°12%
- Mon96°67°6%
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 Nevada City
- 95959