Taft Heights, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taft Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——96°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——98°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——99°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——103°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——106°72°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——109°76°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.51 with 5 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 40 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.51 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.51
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Taft Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Taft Heights
- Sun96°74°6%
- Mon96°71°0%
- Tue98°64°0%
- Wed99°65°0%
- Thu103°67°0%
- Fri106°72°0%
- Sat109°76°0%
- Sun88°73°1%
- Mon98°68°7%
- Tue103°77°8%
- Wed105°77°2%
- Thu108°78°3%
- Fri110°80°7%
- Sat103°78°13%
- Sun108°76°6%
- Mon105°74°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 Taft Heights
- 93268