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Weather in Crest, California

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

Crest, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
60°
Humidity
77%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Crest, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
4p
68°
5p
65°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
55°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
57°
8a
58°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
L 55°H 71°
Crest, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    68°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    67°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    74°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    77°52°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    80°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    79°53°
Crest, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · backing 11°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 7
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 7 · pk 13 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the wsw.
Crest, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.22 inHg
Now
955.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954958
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Crest, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
20.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.6 Moderate
Crest, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crest, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
1:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Crest, 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 →

Crest at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Crest

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.