Paxton, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paxton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°49°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——95°47°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°50°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°53°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°54°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
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 50 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Paxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Paxton
- Sun90°66°1%
- Mon88°65°2%
- Tue90°49°0%
- Wed95°47°0%
- Thu96°50°0%
- Fri97°53°0%
- Sat98°54°0%
- Sun94°63°1%
- Mon93°62°3%
- Tue98°55°3%
- Wed98°55°2%
- Thu98°56°3%
- Fri98°60°3%
- Sat99°60°6%
- Sun95°64°13%
- Mon95°54°12%
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 — Paxton
SPC includes Paxton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Paxton
- 95971