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

University of California-Davis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

University of California-Davis, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:03 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
47%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:48 PM
Sunset
1:34 PM
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Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUniversity of California-Davis, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 85°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    85°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°56°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°52°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    99°54°+9°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    99°59°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    102°57°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    104°60°+2°
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Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · backing 86°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 86° from the sw.
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Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.81009.71012.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
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Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
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Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.4mi
UNLIMITED
172 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
17:03 UTC · University of California-Davis, 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
17:03 UTC · University of California-Davis, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
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Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
10:48 PM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
1:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
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The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
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Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

University of California-Davis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 — University of California-Davis

  1. Sun85°60°0%
  2. Mon86°56°0%
  3. Tue90°52°0%
  4. Wed99°54°0%
  5. Thu99°59°0%
  6. Fri102°57°0%
  7. Sat104°60°0%
  8. Sun106°59°1%
  9. Mon111°73°2%
  10. Tue107°71°3%
  11. Wed92°68°1%
  12. Thu99°71°3%
  13. Fri110°74°3%
  14. Sat116°75°3%
  15. Sun111°69°0%
  16. Mon103°61°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 University of California-Davis

  • 95616

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.