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Weather in Artois, California

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

Artois, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
22%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Artois, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
83°
8p
77°
9p
72°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
L 61°H 90°
Artois, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    79°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    84°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    90°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°59°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    96°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    95°62°
Artois, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
005° · veering 8°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 19
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
avg 19 · pk 34 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Artois, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.2
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.2
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Artois, CA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.9 Moderate
Artois, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:24 PM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Artois, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:19 PM
Moonset
2:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Artois, 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 →

Artois at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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.

ZIP codes in Artois

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.