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Old Station, California Weather

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

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

Old Station, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:59 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
29%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Sunset
1:39 PM
Old Station, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOld Station, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Old Station, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°58°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    88°55°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    88°55°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    90°58°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    91°59°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    94°61°+3°
Old Station, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
349° · steady
Direction
N
349°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Old Station, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
869.5
+3.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.68 inHg
Now
869.5
mb
3h
+3.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866873
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW872.9865.7868.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Old Station, CA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 16
Old Station, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.8mi
UNLIMITED
157 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
16:59 UTC · Old Station, 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
16:59 UTC · Old Station, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Old Station, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Old Station, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Old Station, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
1:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Old Station, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Old Station, 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 →

Old Station at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 96071

16-Day Forecast — Old Station

  1. Sun85°60°1%
  2. Mon84°58°3%
  3. Tue88°55°0%
  4. Wed88°55°0%
  5. Thu90°58°0%
  6. Fri91°59°0%
  7. Sat94°61°0%
  8. Sun93°62°1%
  9. Mon97°65°3%
  10. Tue98°68°3%
  11. Wed93°70°4%
  12. Thu80°59°3%
  13. Fri91°56°3%
  14. Sat96°65°3%
  15. Sun98°67°6%
  16. Mon93°64°5%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Old Station

SPC includes Old Station in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Old Station

  • 96071

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.