Sky Valley, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sky Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——103°83°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——104°80°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——106°81°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——109°82°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——110°83°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——107°79°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——105°82°-2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.48 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 32 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 10.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.48 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.48
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Sky Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sky Valley
- Sun103°83°1%
- Mon104°80°1%
- Tue106°81°0%
- Wed109°82°0%
- Thu110°83°0%
- Fri107°79°1%
- Sat105°82°1%
- Sun101°78°5%
- Mon109°85°12%
- Tue104°84°15%
- Wed104°86°13%
- Thu111°88°11%
- Fri114°92°9%
- Sat108°91°3%
- Sun109°89°6%
- Mon113°91°10%
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 Sky Valley
- 92241