Weather in Desert Edge, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Desert Edge, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:02 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
31%
Wind
27 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Desert Edge, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
Desert Edge, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—84°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—94°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—96°69°
- FridayMay 22Clear—94°68°
Desert Edge, CA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Desert Edge, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
296° · backing 19°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
27
mph
Gust
41
mph
Peak 24h
50
avg 23
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Desert Edge, CA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 32.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 128.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.8 Moderate
Desert Edge, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Desert Edge, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Desert Edge, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Desert Edge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (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.