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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
L 64°H 88°
Desert Edge, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    81°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    82°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    84°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    94°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    96°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    94°68°
Desert Edge, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 23 · pk 50 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 27 mph with gusts pulsing to 41 — flags snap, branches bend.
Desert Edge, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
970.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Desert Edge

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.