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Weather in East Palo Alto, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Palo Alto, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:01 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
47%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
East Palo Alto, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
5p
70°
6p
66°
7p
61°
8p
58°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
L 50°H 76°
East Palo Alto, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    72°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    73°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    82°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    87°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    88°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    83°59°
East Palo Alto, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 57°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
East Palo Alto, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
East Palo Alto, CA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
11.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.3 Low
East Palo Alto, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:30 PM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Palo Alto, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:11 PM
Moonset
3:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
East Palo Alto, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Palo Alto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in East Palo Alto

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.