Stratford, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stratford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle16%0.03″98°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——103°63°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——105°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——109°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——111°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——112°73°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 11.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Stratford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93266
16-Day Forecast — Stratford
- Sun98°72°16%
- Mon99°67°0%
- Tue103°63°0%
- Wed105°63°0%
- Thu109°65°0%
- Fri111°68°0%
- Sat112°73°0%
- Sun94°74°1%
- Mon106°69°6%
- Tue110°78°5%
- Wed114°76°0%
- Thu114°75°3%
- Fri117°76°10%
- Sat114°78°9%
- Sun113°75°3%
- Mon112°70°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 Stratford
- 93266