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Weather in Big Bear City, California

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

Big Bear City, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
36%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Big Bear City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
65°
7p
61°
8p
58°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
72°
3p
L 51°H 72°
Big Bear City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    66°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    65°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    57°29°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    70°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    72°48°
Big Bear City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
282° · veering 25°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 13
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 13 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Big Bear City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
783.1
+4.3 mb in 3h · falling · 23.12 inHg
Now
783.1
mb
3h
+4.3
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 777787
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Bear City, CA
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
134.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.9 Moderate
Big Bear City, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:18 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Bear City, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
1:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Big Bear City, 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 →

Big Bear City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Big Bear City

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.