Weather in Downey, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Downey, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
66%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Downey, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
4p
75°
5p
72°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
61°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
63°
8a
65°
9a
65°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
Downey, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—74°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—78°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy—83°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—81°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—78°63°
- FridayMay 22Clear—80°63°
Downey, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Downey, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 26°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Downey, CA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 23.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 122.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.5 Moderate
Downey, 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.
Downey, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:19 PM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Downey, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Downey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.