Orcutt, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orcutt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——71°56°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——68°54°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——70°53°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——77°53°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——80°54°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——84°55°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——82°57°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.68 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.68 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Orcutt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Orcutt
- Sun71°56°1%
- Mon68°54°0%
- Tue70°53°0%
- Wed77°53°0%
- Thu80°54°0%
- Fri84°55°0%
- Sat82°57°1%
- Sun82°60°1%
- Mon95°59°6%
- Tue89°62°2%
- Wed90°63°1%
- Thu90°63°3%
- Fri87°60°3%
- Sat81°56°10%
- Sun80°54°6%
- Mon82°55°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 Orcutt
- 93455
- 93457