Poplar-Cotton Center, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poplar-Cotton Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——104°59°+11°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——105°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——109°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——111°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——113°66°+2°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59), ratio 0.41 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59), ratio 0.41 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.41
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Poplar-Cotton Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Poplar-Cotton Center
- Sun92°70°4%
- Mon93°67°0%
- Tue104°59°0%
- Wed105°60°0%
- Thu109°62°0%
- Fri111°64°0%
- Sat113°66°0%
- Sun112°69°1%
- Mon117°75°4%
- Tue115°76°5%
- Wed101°82°2%
- Thu109°73°13%
- Fri113°73°13%
- Sat122°76°10%
- Sun119°81°16%
- Mon115°76°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.
ZIP codes in Poplar-Cotton Center
- 93257
- 93258