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Shasta, California Weather

Warm winds drive dryness inland. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Shasta, CA
Monday, July 6 at 12:02 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
21%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Sunset
1:43 PM
Shasta, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShasta, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 96°
Shasta, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    96°67°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    94°63°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    99°63°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    103°64°+4°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    102°67°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    103°69°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    102°70°-1°
Shasta, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6 mph
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 6 mph · pk 16 mph @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the sse.
Shasta, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.4980.0982.1
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shasta, CA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
8.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 59
Shasta, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
157.4mi
UNLIMITED
182 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
19:02 UTC · Shasta, 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
19:02 UTC · Shasta, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shasta, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shasta, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shasta, CA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
10:45 PM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
1:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Shasta, CA
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
12:36 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Shasta, CA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm winds drive dryness inland

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shasta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 96087

16-Day Forecast — Shasta

  1. Mon96°67°1%
  2. Tue94°63°0%
  3. Wed99°63°0%
  4. Thu103°64°0%
  5. Fri102°67°0%
  6. Sat103°69°0%
  7. Sun102°70°0%
  8. Mon102°72°1%
  9. Tue106°71°2%
  10. Wed106°71°2%
  11. Thu107°68°1%
  12. Fri111°69°1%
  13. Sat116°74°3%
  14. Sun113°78°3%
  15. Mon107°73°3%
  16. Tue105°69°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 Shasta

  • 96001
  • 96087

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.