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Weather in Bret Harte, California

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

Bret Harte, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
18%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Bret Harte, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
81°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
L 53°H 88°
Bret Harte, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    80°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    86°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    97°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    99°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    99°57°
Bret Harte, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 14°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 14
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 14 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Bret Harte, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bret Harte, CA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.5 μg/m³
PM 10
112.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.8 Moderate
Bret Harte, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:25 PM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
3:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bret Harte, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:21 PM
Moonset
2:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bret Harte, 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 →

Bret Harte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Bret Harte

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.