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San Ardo, California Weather

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

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

San Ardo, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:04 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
48%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:52 PM
Sunset
1:23 PM
San Ardo, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSan Ardo, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 95°
San Ardo, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    95°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°54°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    97°55°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    101°57°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    105°60°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    107°63°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    102°68°-5°
San Ardo, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 178°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
San Ardo, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.7997.7998.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
San Ardo, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.72 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
9.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
San Ardo, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
18:04 UTC · San Ardo, 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
18:04 UTC · San Ardo, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
San Ardo, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
San Ardo, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
San Ardo, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
10:52 PM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
1:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
San Ardo, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
San Ardo, 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 →

San Ardo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 93450

16-Day Forecast — San Ardo

  1. Sun95°60°20%
  2. Mon90°54°0%
  3. Tue97°55°0%
  4. Wed101°57°0%
  5. Thu105°60°0%
  6. Fri107°63°0%
  7. Sat102°68°1%
  8. Sun79°69°1%
  9. Mon104°67°6%
  10. Tue107°70°4%
  11. Wed109°71°1%
  12. Thu111°71°0%
  13. Fri112°74°0%
  14. Sat110°74°3%
  15. Sun107°70°6%
  16. Mon106°66°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 San Ardo

  • 93450

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.