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Weather in Barstow, California

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

Barstow, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
9%
Wind
25 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Barstow, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
89°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
81°
8p
77°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
L 64°H 93°
Barstow, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    84°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    78°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    75°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    83°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    88°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    91°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    93°64°
Barstow, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
269° · veering 19°
Direction
W
269°
Sustained
25
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 23
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 23 · pk 40 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Steady wind from the w at 25 mph.
Barstow, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
915.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.03 inHg
Now
915.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 913918
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Barstow, CA
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
40.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
128.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.8 Moderate
Barstow, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
3:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Barstow, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
2:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Barstow, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Barstow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 Barstow

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.