Shandon, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shandon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle20%—87°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°54°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——96°57°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——99°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——102°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°67°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°68°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Shandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93461
16-Day Forecast — Shandon
- Sun87°60°20%
- Mon88°54°0%
- Tue96°57°0%
- Wed99°62°0%
- Thu102°65°0%
- Fri100°67°0%
- Sat98°68°0%
- Sun101°70°1%
- Mon106°74°8%
- Tue98°75°5%
- Wed95°74°1%
- Thu100°77°0%
- Fri106°77°0%
- Sat113°79°7%
- Sun103°76°5%
- Mon103°73°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 Shandon
- 93461