Soledad, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Soledad weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——80°55°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——75°53°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——87°53°+12°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——92°55°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°61°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——102°67°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.70 with 9 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 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 9.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.70 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Soledad at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93960
16-Day Forecast — Soledad
- Sun80°55°3%
- Mon75°53°1%
- Tue87°53°2%
- Wed92°55°0%
- Thu96°59°0%
- Fri98°61°0%
- Sat102°67°1%
- Sun82°69°1%
- Mon102°68°5%
- Tue102°68°2%
- Wed104°69°1%
- Thu108°69°1%
- Fri109°73°0%
- Sat103°70°0%
- Sun100°66°3%
- Mon99°64°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 Soledad
- 93960