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Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bombay Beach, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:36 PM
Bombay Beach, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
96°
4p
97°
5p
92°
6p
91°
7p
87°
8p
84°
9p
83°
10p
82°
11p
80°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
72°
7a
78°
8a
82°
9a
84°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
93°
2p
95°
3p
L 69°H 97°
Bombay Beach, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    83°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    91°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    91°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    93°73°
Bombay Beach, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · backing 73°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 10 · pk 35 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 73° from the sw.
Bombay Beach, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bombay Beach, CA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.2 μg/m³
PM 10
98.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
127.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Bombay Beach, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bombay Beach, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
1:53 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bombay Beach, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bombay Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Bombay Beach

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.