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Weather in Big Pine, California

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

Big Pine, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
12%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Big Pine, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
76°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
68°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
60°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
L 56°H 88°
Big Pine, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    81°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    79°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    67°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    74°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    80°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    87°68°
Big Pine, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
037° · veering 73°
Direction
NE
037°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ne-bound air across the harbor.
Big Pine, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
873.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 25.80 inHg
Now
873.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874878
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Pine, CA
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
121.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.0 Moderate
Big Pine, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
3:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Pine, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
2:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Big Pine, 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 Pine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (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 Pine

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.