Waukena, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waukena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—94°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——104°59°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——106°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——110°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——112°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——113°69°+1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.8 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.43
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Waukena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Waukena
- Sun94°72°12%
- Mon95°67°0%
- Tue104°59°0%
- Wed106°60°0%
- Thu110°62°0%
- Fri112°65°0%
- Sat113°69°0%
- Sun97°72°1%
- Mon106°66°4%
- Tue111°79°6%
- Wed115°79°1%
- Thu115°73°3%
- Fri118°72°3%
- Sat113°75°7%
- Sun114°74°6%
- Mon113°68°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 Waukena
- 93274