Solvang, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Solvang weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——81°57°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°55°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——90°54°+11°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——97°57°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Foggy——96°64°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy——93°64°-3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Solvang at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93463
16-Day Forecast — Solvang
- Sun81°57°6%
- Mon79°55°1%
- Tue90°54°0%
- Wed97°57°0%
- Thu101°65°0%
- Fri96°64°0%
- Sat93°64°1%
- Sun88°63°1%
- Mon103°68°7%
- Tue105°74°2%
- Wed101°72°2%
- Thu103°76°0%
- Fri107°77°0%
- Sat102°70°6%
- Sun104°68°6%
- Mon103°68°6%
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 Solvang
- 93463