Squaw Valley, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Squaw Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——97°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——100°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——103°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——107°75°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——108°77°+1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69), ratio 0.46 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 53 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69), ratio 0.46 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.46
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Squaw Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93675
16-Day Forecast — Squaw Valley
- Sun91°72°18%
- Mon93°70°0%
- Tue97°67°0%
- Wed100°68°0%
- Thu103°73°0%
- Fri107°75°0%
- Sat108°77°0%
- Sun92°73°1%
- Mon100°70°4%
- Tue109°79°6%
- Wed107°81°2%
- Thu108°79°13%
- Fri112°80°26%
- Sat109°79°16%
- Sun107°77°19%
- Mon106°76°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 Squaw Valley
- 93675