Yreka, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Yreka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—93°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear13%—96°56°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°51°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——95°53°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——95°53°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°51°+3°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Yreka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96097
16-Day Forecast — Yreka
- Sun95°62°3%
- Mon93°64°12%
- Tue96°56°13%
- Wed92°51°0%
- Thu95°53°1%
- Fri95°53°0%
- Sat98°51°0%
- Sun99°54°1%
- Mon99°54°3%
- Tue102°62°6%
- Wed99°60°6%
- Thu75°63°1%
- Fri96°61°3%
- Sat99°60°3%
- Sun98°58°6%
- Mon98°57°5%
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 — Yreka
SPC includes Yreka 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 Yreka
- 96097