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Novato, California Weather

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

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

Novato, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:02 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:53 PM
Sunset
1:36 PM
Novato, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNovato, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 77°
Novato, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°53°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    76°52°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°53°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    92°51°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    94°54°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    96°53°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    97°55°+1°
Novato, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
113° · steady
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 141SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Novato, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.01013.81015.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Novato, CA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7
Novato, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
18:02 UTC · Novato, 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
18:02 UTC · Novato, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Novato, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Novato, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Novato, 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
10:53 PM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
1:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Novato, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Novato, 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 →

Novato at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 94945, 94947, 94949

16-Day Forecast — Novato

  1. Sun77°53°0%
  2. Mon76°52°1%
  3. Tue85°53°3%
  4. Wed92°51°0%
  5. Thu94°54°0%
  6. Fri96°53°0%
  7. Sat97°55°1%
  8. Sun87°60°1%
  9. Mon96°64°3%
  10. Tue99°60°4%
  11. Wed98°59°0%
  12. Thu102°56°1%
  13. Fri106°60°0%
  14. Sat98°57°0%
  15. Sun91°55°3%
  16. Mon94°52°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Novato

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 Novato

  • 94949
  • 94945
  • 94947
  • 94998

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.