Vandenberg AFB, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vandenberg AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——65°56°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy——63°54°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——70°53°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——77°53°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——83°54°+6°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——84°55°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——91°57°+7°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.68 with 10 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 11.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.68 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Vandenberg AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Vandenberg AFB
- Sun65°56°5%
- Mon63°54°1%
- Tue70°53°2%
- Wed77°53°0%
- Thu83°54°0%
- Fri84°55°0%
- Sat91°57°1%
- Sun85°61°2%
- Mon94°59°6%
- Tue88°61°2%
- Wed92°62°1%
- Thu91°63°5%
- Fri88°60°3%
- Sat82°55°0%
- Sun81°55°3%
- Mon82°55°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 Vandenberg AFB
- 93437