Rainbow, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rainbow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——85°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°57°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——87°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°57°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——91°58°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——89°57°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——88°57°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.66 with 9 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 10.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.66 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Rainbow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rainbow
- Sun85°60°0%
- Mon85°57°1%
- Tue87°57°0%
- Wed93°57°0%
- Thu91°58°0%
- Fri89°57°0%
- Sat88°57°1%
- Sun88°59°3%
- Mon89°63°12%
- Tue88°61°14%
- Wed98°68°8%
- Thu98°72°19%
- Fri107°77°16%
- Sat111°75°13%
- Sun92°71°14%
- Mon92°69°14%
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 Rainbow
- 92028