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Sierra Madre, California Weather

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

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

Sierra Madre, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:59 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
38%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
1:07 PM
Sierra Madre, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSierra Madre, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 87°
Sierra Madre, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    87°58°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    91°61°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    95°76°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    96°79°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    92°77°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    88°74°-4°
Sierra Madre, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 77°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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 5 · pk 12 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 94SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sierra Madre, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.88 inHg
Now
977.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.4976.9977.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sierra Madre, CA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.82 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
18.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sierra Madre, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.0mi
UNLIMITED
171 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
17:59 UTC · Sierra Madre, 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
17:59 UTC · Sierra Madre, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sierra Madre, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sierra Madre, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sierra Madre, 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
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
1:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sierra Madre, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sierra Madre, 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 →

Sierra Madre at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 91024

16-Day Forecast — Sierra Madre

  1. Sun87°61°1%
  2. Mon87°58°0%
  3. Tue91°61°0%
  4. Wed95°76°0%
  5. Thu96°79°0%
  6. Fri92°77°0%
  7. Sat88°74°0%
  8. Sun87°72°1%
  9. Mon98°77°7%
  10. Tue101°84°9%
  11. Wed98°83°3%
  12. Thu102°84°10%
  13. Fri103°87°10%
  14. Sat100°83°10%
  15. Sun101°85°19%
  16. Mon101°83°19%

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 Sierra Madre

  • 91024
  • 91025

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.