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Plumas Eureka, California Weather

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

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

Plumas Eureka, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:57 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
28%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Sunset
1:34 PM
Plumas Eureka, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlumas Eureka, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 82°
Plumas Eureka, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°59°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°53°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    88°49°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    89°53°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    90°55°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    93°56°+3°
Plumas Eureka, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
003° · veering 173°
Direction
N
003°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 173° from the n.
Plumas Eureka, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
863.9
+3.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.51 inHg
Now
863.9
mb
3h
+3.4
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 860867
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW867.2859.9863.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Plumas Eureka, CA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35), ratio 0.52 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.52
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Plumas Eureka, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
134.3mi
UNLIMITED
162 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
16:57 UTC · Plumas Eureka, 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
16:57 UTC · Plumas Eureka, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plumas Eureka, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plumas Eureka, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plumas Eureka, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
10:40 PM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
1:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Plumas Eureka, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Plumas Eureka, 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 →

Plumas Eureka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

16-Day Forecast — Plumas Eureka

  1. Sun82°60°2%
  2. Mon82°59°2%
  3. Tue85°53°0%
  4. Wed88°49°0%
  5. Thu89°53°0%
  6. Fri90°55°0%
  7. Sat93°56°0%
  8. Sun93°58°1%
  9. Mon97°66°4%
  10. Tue97°67°6%
  11. Wed92°60°5%
  12. Thu84°56°4%
  13. Fri91°58°10%
  14. Sat96°62°9%
  15. Sun97°64°13%
  16. Mon92°62°13%

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 — Plumas Eureka

SPC includes Plumas Eureka in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Plumas Eureka

  • 96103

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.