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Platina, California Weather

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

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

Platina, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:01 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
31%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Sunset
1:44 PM
Platina, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlatina, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 91°
Platina, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    90°63°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    91°58°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    99°58°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    97°61°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    101°61°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    104°62°+3°
Platina, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · backing 19°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Platina, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.6
+2.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.60 inHg
Now
934.6
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932937
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW936.6932.2934.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Platina, CA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 46. 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
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Platina, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
122.9mi
UNLIMITED
174 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
17:01 UTC · Platina, 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
17:01 UTC · Platina, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Platina, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Platina, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Platina, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
1:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Platina, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Platina, 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 →

Platina at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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: 96076

16-Day Forecast — Platina

  1. Sun91°64°1%
  2. Mon90°63°1%
  3. Tue91°58°1%
  4. Wed99°58°0%
  5. Thu97°61°0%
  6. Fri101°61°0%
  7. Sat104°62°0%
  8. Sun103°66°0%
  9. Mon106°67°2%
  10. Tue108°69°3%
  11. Wed99°71°3%
  12. Thu89°66°2%
  13. Fri101°66°3%
  14. Sat107°67°6%
  15. Sun109°67°0%
  16. Mon100°64°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 Platina

  • 96076

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.