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Weather in Avalon, California

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

Avalon, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Avalon, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
4p
67°
5p
64°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
61°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
65°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
67°
1p
67°
2p
66°
3p
L 60°H 68°
Avalon, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    67°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    64°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    62°61°
Avalon, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
042° · backing 152°
Direction
NE
042°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 8 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Avalon, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Avalon, CA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
17.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.9 Moderate
Avalon, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:26 PM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avalon, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:21 PM
Moonset
2:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Avalon, 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 →

Avalon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Avalon

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.