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Poway, California Weather

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

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

Poway, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:55 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
70%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Sunset
1:00 PM
Poway, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPoway, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 83°
Poway, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    83°61°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    87°61°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    89°67°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    90°70°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    87°69°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    87°69°
Poway, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 45°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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 4 · pk 9 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Poway, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.6988.5990.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Poway, CA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
39μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Poway, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
16:55 UTC · Poway, 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
16:55 UTC · Poway, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Poway, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Poway, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Poway, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
1:00 PM
Civil dusk
8:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Poway, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Poway, 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 →

Poway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 92064

16-Day Forecast — Poway

  1. Sun83°62°0%
  2. Mon83°61°1%
  3. Tue87°61°0%
  4. Wed89°67°0%
  5. Thu90°70°0%
  6. Fri87°69°0%
  7. Sat87°69°1%
  8. Sun86°71°4%
  9. Mon87°72°13%
  10. Tue84°72°14%
  11. Wed90°74°5%
  12. Thu94°76°13%
  13. Fri100°81°19%
  14. Sat102°84°15%
  15. Sun92°79°14%
  16. Mon93°76°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Poway

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 Poway

  • 92064
  • 92074

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.