Weather in Alturas, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alturas, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
20%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Alturas, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
48°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
40°
4a
37°
5a
35°
6a
39°
7a
46°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
Alturas, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—60°39°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%54°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—72°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—77°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—82°47°
Alturas, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alturas, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
325° · veering 58°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alturas, CA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.6 Moderate
Alturas, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:11 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alturas, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alturas, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Alturas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.