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St. Helena, California Weather

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

St. Helena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Helena, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:56 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:51 PM
Sunset
1:37 PM
St. Helena, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Helena, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 85°
St. Helena, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    85°55°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    86°49°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    91°50°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    96°52°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    98°56°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    100°54°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    99°59°-1°
St. Helena, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 18°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 10 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 151SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. Helena, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.41003.31005.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
St. Helena, CA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
St. Helena, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.8mi
UNLIMITED
119 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
17:56 UTC · St. Helena, 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
17:56 UTC · St. Helena, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Helena, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Helena, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Helena, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
10:51 PM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
1:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Helena, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Helena, 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 →

St. Helena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Helena

  1. Sun85°55°0%
  2. Mon86°49°0%
  3. Tue91°50°0%
  4. Wed96°52°0%
  5. Thu98°56°0%
  6. Fri100°54°0%
  7. Sat99°59°1%
  8. Sun90°63°1%
  9. Mon98°66°2%
  10. Tue106°63°4%
  11. Wed104°62°1%
  12. Thu104°59°1%
  13. Fri107°65°3%
  14. Sat103°61°3%
  15. Sun100°57°0%
  16. Mon99°54°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 St. Helena

  • 94574

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.