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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
L 50°H 80°
Big Bend, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    65°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    75°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    82°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    85°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    91°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    85°58°
Big Bend, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 156° from the n.
Big Bend, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.0
+1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.82 inHg
Now
942.0
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940944
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Big Bend

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.