Stanford, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°57°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°54°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——78°53°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——84°55°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——82°58°-2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——87°56°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°60°+2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Stanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 94305
16-Day Forecast — Stanford
- Sun79°57°0%
- Mon76°54°0%
- Tue78°53°1%
- Wed84°55°1%
- Thu82°58°0%
- Fri87°56°0%
- Sat89°60°1%
- Sun91°62°1%
- Mon94°70°2%
- Tue96°69°5%
- Wed91°69°1%
- Thu93°70°3%
- Fri100°73°0%
- Sat101°75°0%
- Sun97°69°3%
- Mon88°63°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 Stanford
- 94305
- 94304
- 94309