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Oildale, California Weather

Warm winds drive dryness inland. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Oildale, CA
Monday, July 6 at 12:09 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
25%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Sunset
1:14 PM
Oildale, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOildale, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 98°
Oildale, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    98°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    96°68°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    104°61°+8°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    106°62°+2°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    109°64°+3°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    110°69°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    108°72°-2°
Oildale, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · backing 18°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7 mph
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 7 mph · pk 27 mph @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Oildale, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.5991.7993.4
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Oildale, CA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 37.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
37μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
10.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 54

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 37.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.27
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oildale, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.4mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
19:09 UTC · Oildale, 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
19:09 UTC · Oildale, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oildale, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oildale, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oildale, CA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
1:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:45 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Oildale, CA
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
12:19 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Oildale, CA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm winds drive dryness inland

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oildale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

16-Day Forecast — Oildale

  1. Mon98°71°0%
  2. Tue96°68°0%
  3. Wed104°61°0%
  4. Thu106°62°0%
  5. Fri109°64°0%
  6. Sat110°69°1%
  7. Sun108°72°2%
  8. Mon105°79°5%
  9. Tue110°75°5%
  10. Wed111°75°4%
  11. Thu112°70°4%
  12. Fri117°74°11%
  13. Sat117°82°3%
  14. Sun116°81°3%
  15. Mon113°80°13%
  16. Tue110°78°10%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 Oildale

  • 93308
  • 93388

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.