Redding, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Redding weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°69°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——97°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——99°60°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——103°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——105°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——106°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——109°66°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Redding at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 96001, 96002, 96003
16-Day Forecast — Redding
- Sun98°69°1%
- Mon97°67°1%
- Tue99°60°0%
- Wed103°62°0%
- Thu105°64°0%
- Fri106°65°0%
- Sat109°66°0%
- Sun111°68°0%
- Mon116°69°1%
- Tue118°72°2%
- Wed106°78°2%
- Thu89°74°1%
- Fri109°70°0%
- Sat113°70°3%
- Sun115°70°3%
- Mon108°67°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Redding
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 Redding
- 96002
- 96003
- 96001