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Weather in Compton, California

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

Compton, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Compton, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
62°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
63°
8a
64°
9a
65°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
72°
3p
L 59°H 75°
Compton, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    74°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    80°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    79°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    79°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    77°64°
Compton, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · backing 29°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the wsw.
Compton, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Compton, CA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
18.3 μg/m³
PM 10
27.0 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
129.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.6 Moderate
Compton, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:24 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Compton, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:20 PM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Compton, 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 →

Compton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Compton

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.