Ponderosa, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponderosa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——70°52°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——71°54°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——79°51°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——83°51°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——85°54°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——86°54°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——87°56°+1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 37 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 11.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 59
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.43
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Ponderosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ponderosa
- Sun70°52°3%
- Mon71°54°1%
- Tue79°51°0%
- Wed83°51°0%
- Thu85°54°0%
- Fri86°54°0%
- Sat87°56°2%
- Sun78°54°5%
- Mon82°54°13%
- Tue82°57°21%
- Wed82°56°17%
- Thu83°58°10%
- Fri87°58°10%
- Sat85°56°11%
- Sun83°53°13%
- Mon83°56°10%
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 Ponderosa
- 93265