Weather in El Monte, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Monte, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
64%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
El Monte, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
61°
4a
62°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
62°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
68°
12p
67°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
El Monte, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—76°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—82°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—83°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—81°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—82°64°
El Monte, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
El Monte, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
248° · backing 19°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
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
El Monte, 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
El Monte, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Monte, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:18 PM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
El Monte, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
El Monte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.