Weather in Eureka, California
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eureka, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
56
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
66%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Eureka, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
4p
60°
5p
59°
6p
57°
7p
56°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
60°
2p
60°
3p
Eureka, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—58°51°
- SundayMay 17Clear—58°50°
- MondayMay 18Clear—63°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—74°49°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—73°49°
Eureka, CA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Eureka, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
003° · backing 15°
Direction
N
003°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 16
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Eureka, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 4.0 Moderate
Eureka, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:28 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Eureka, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Eureka, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Eureka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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 16, 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.