Weather in Big Bend, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Bend, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
22%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Big Bend, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
Big Bend, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—69°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—65°44°
- MondayMay 18Clear—75°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°53°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—91°54°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—85°58°
Big Bend, CA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Big Bend, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
355° · backing 156°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Big Bend, CA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.9 Moderate
Big Bend, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:18 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Bend, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:14 PM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Big Bend, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Big Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (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.