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Ripon, California Weather

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

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

Ripon, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:48 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
53%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:48 PM
Sunset
1:29 PM
Ripon, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRipon, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 92°
Ripon, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    92°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°57°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    93°54°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    101°54°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    102°59°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    105°59°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    108°62°+3°
Ripon, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · steady
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ripon, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.31009.21012.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Ripon, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.72 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ripon, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.3mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
17:48 UTC · Ripon, 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
17:48 UTC · Ripon, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ripon, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ripon, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ripon, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
10:48 PM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
1:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ripon, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ripon, 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 →

Ripon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95366

16-Day Forecast — Ripon

  1. Sun92°61°3%
  2. Mon90°57°0%
  3. Tue93°54°0%
  4. Wed101°54°0%
  5. Thu102°59°0%
  6. Fri105°59°0%
  7. Sat108°62°0%
  8. Sun108°64°2%
  9. Mon113°73°4%
  10. Tue113°74°5%
  11. Wed99°71°0%
  12. Thu104°69°1%
  13. Fri111°73°0%
  14. Sat117°76°6%
  15. Sun115°78°3%
  16. Mon108°69°6%

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 Ripon

  • 95366

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.