Occidental, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Occidental weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——64°50°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——68°49°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——68°46°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——74°44°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——77°49°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——76°47°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——81°50°+5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Occidental at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95465
16-Day Forecast — Occidental
- Sun64°50°2%
- Mon68°49°0%
- Tue68°46°0%
- Wed74°44°0%
- Thu77°49°0%
- Fri76°47°0%
- Sat81°50°1%
- Sun73°52°1%
- Mon83°58°3%
- Tue87°52°3%
- Wed85°52°1%
- Thu79°49°1%
- Fri81°52°0%
- Sat76°49°3%
- Sun77°49°0%
- Mon76°46°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 Occidental
- 95465
- 95472
- 95419