Tehachapi, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tehachapi weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——85°63°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——85°62°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——87°60°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——87°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——91°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——93°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——96°66°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM10 at 46.3 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.32 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
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 44 now. With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 9.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 46.3 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.32 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.32
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Tehachapi at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 93561, 93581
16-Day Forecast — Tehachapi
- Sun85°63°1%
- Mon85°62°0%
- Tue87°60°0%
- Wed87°60°0%
- Thu91°64°0%
- Fri93°64°0%
- Sat96°66°1%
- Sun94°70°3%
- Mon97°73°7%
- Tue93°73°10%
- Wed87°71°4%
- Thu90°68°10%
- Fri96°69°11%
- Sat102°75°10%
- Sun101°78°6%
- Mon96°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 Tehachapi
- 93581
- 93561