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Squirrel Mountain Valley, California Weather

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

Squirrel Mountain Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:59 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:43 PM
Sunset
1:12 PM
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSquirrel Mountain Valley, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 91°
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    91°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    93°74°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    96°60°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    96°60°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    100°63°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°61°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    103°63°+1°
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · backing 48°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 13 · pk 22 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 48° from the wsw.
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
913.0
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.96 inHg
Now
913.0
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912916
905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW916.0911.7913.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 10 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 43.1 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
43μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 43.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.34
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
148.6mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
16:59 UTC · Squirrel Mountain Valley, 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
16:59 UTC · Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
10:43 PM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
1:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Squirrel Mountain Valley, 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 →

Squirrel Mountain Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Squirrel Mountain Valley

  1. Sun91°72°1%
  2. Mon93°74°0%
  3. Tue96°60°0%
  4. Wed96°60°0%
  5. Thu100°63°0%
  6. Fri102°61°0%
  7. Sat103°63°1%
  8. Sun103°67°3%
  9. Mon106°72°7%
  10. Tue101°71°12%
  11. Wed93°73°6%
  12. Thu92°74°10%
  13. Fri103°69°13%
  14. Sat109°75°6%
  15. Sun110°76°6%
  16. Mon104°77°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 Squirrel Mountain Valley

  • 93240

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.