Placerville, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Placerville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°61°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°56°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——98°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°66°+2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 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 47 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42), ratio 0.65 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Placerville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95667
16-Day Forecast — Placerville
- Sun85°66°6%
- Mon88°61°1%
- Tue89°56°0%
- Wed93°59°0%
- Thu96°62°0%
- Fri98°65°0%
- Sat100°66°0%
- Sun100°69°1%
- Mon108°75°4%
- Tue108°77°3%
- Wed99°73°3%
- Thu96°68°5%
- Fri104°69°10%
- Sat109°75°10%
- Sun109°78°13%
- Mon101°72°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 Placerville
- 95667