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Paynes Creek, California Weather

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

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

Paynes Creek, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:54 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
28%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:43 PM
Sunset
1:40 PM
Paynes Creek, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaynes Creek, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 90°
Paynes Creek, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    90°65°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    93°62°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    96°63°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    98°68°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    100°69°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    102°72°+2°
Paynes Creek, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
273° · backing 29°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the w.
Paynes Creek, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.6
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.6
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943947
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW946.6943.3945.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Paynes Creek, CA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 42. 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Paynes Creek, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.8mi
UNLIMITED
164 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
17:54 UTC · Paynes Creek, 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
17:54 UTC · Paynes Creek, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paynes Creek, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paynes Creek, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paynes Creek, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
10:43 PM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
1:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paynes Creek, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paynes Creek, 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 →

Paynes Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 96075

16-Day Forecast — Paynes Creek

  1. Sun90°66°0%
  2. Mon90°65°1%
  3. Tue93°62°0%
  4. Wed96°63°0%
  5. Thu98°68°0%
  6. Fri100°69°0%
  7. Sat102°72°0%
  8. Sun93°65°1%
  9. Mon96°64°2%
  10. Tue103°72°2%
  11. Wed103°71°2%
  12. Thu103°70°1%
  13. Fri105°74°3%
  14. Sat104°74°3%
  15. Sun100°72°6%
  16. Mon99°67°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 Paynes Creek

  • 96080
  • 96075

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.