Waterford, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waterford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—93°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°61°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——98°56°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——102°55°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——105°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——107°62°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——113°67°+6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Waterford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95386
16-Day Forecast — Waterford
- Sun93°64°14%
- Mon92°61°0%
- Tue98°56°0%
- Wed102°55°0%
- Thu105°60°0%
- Fri107°62°0%
- Sat113°67°0%
- Sun94°74°1%
- Mon105°67°4%
- Tue111°72°6%
- Wed112°72°1%
- Thu112°73°1%
- Fri115°74°0%
- Sat111°74°6%
- Sun108°75°3%
- Mon108°67°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 Waterford
- 95386