Paradise, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paradise weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——92°57°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°60°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——100°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——103°68°+3°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Paradise at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95969
16-Day Forecast — Paradise
- Sun88°70°0%
- Mon88°67°1%
- Tue92°57°0%
- Wed96°60°0%
- Thu98°63°0%
- Fri100°65°0%
- Sat103°68°1%
- Sun104°68°0%
- Mon108°75°2%
- Tue110°77°3%
- Wed98°77°1%
- Thu93°72°2%
- Fri103°71°6%
- Sat108°74°6%
- Sun110°77°6%
- Mon103°69°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.
ZIP codes in Paradise
- 95969
- 95967