Virginia Lakes, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Virginia Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—60°47°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——66°44°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——67°47°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——70°47°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——69°50°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——74°50°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——76°49°+2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42), ratio 0.62 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.62
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Virginia Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Virginia Lakes
- Sun60°47°20%
- Mon66°44°9%
- Tue67°47°2%
- Wed70°47°0%
- Thu69°50°0%
- Fri74°50°0%
- Sat76°49°2%
- Sun74°52°5%
- Mon72°53°26%
- Tue72°52°32%
- Wed67°51°26%
- Thu60°47°16%
- Fri72°47°23%
- Sat76°54°29%
- Sun73°55°29%
- Mon72°55°29%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Virginia Lakes
SPC includes Virginia Lakes in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Virginia Lakes
- 93541