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Weather in Alpine, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alpine, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
79%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Alpine, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
4p
69°
5p
66°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
L 53°H 71°
Alpine, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    67°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    66°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    75°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    79°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    79°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    77°52°
Alpine, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · backing 40°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the w.
Alpine, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.61 inHg
Now
935.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933938
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alpine, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
20.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.6 Moderate
Alpine, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alpine, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:16 PM
Moonset
1:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Alpine, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alpine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 16, 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 Alpine

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.