Weather in El Portal, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Portal, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
El Portal, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
65°
3a
62°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
El Portal, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°56°
- SundayMay 17Clear—72°55°
- MondayMay 18Clear—76°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—81°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—89°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—89°64°
El Portal, CA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
El Portal, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
298° · backing 167°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 Portal, CA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
El Portal, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
3:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Portal, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:00 PM
- Moonset
- 3:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
El Portal, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
plant
El Portal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (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.