Potter Valley, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Potter Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°58°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°57°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——91°52°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——95°53°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——95°55°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——98°56°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——103°62°+5°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Potter Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95469
16-Day Forecast — Potter Valley
- Sun92°58°0%
- Mon89°57°0%
- Tue91°52°0%
- Wed95°53°0%
- Thu95°55°0%
- Fri98°56°0%
- Sat103°62°0%
- Sun92°67°0%
- Mon94°60°2%
- Tue99°59°2%
- Wed97°58°1%
- Thu102°59°2%
- Fri105°64°0%
- Sat101°62°0%
- Sun96°58°3%
- Mon96°55°3%
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 Potter Valley
- 95469