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Weather in Fortuna, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fortuna, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
58
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
57%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Fortuna, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
4p
62°
5p
60°
6p
58°
7p
56°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
62°
2p
62°
3p
L 51°H 63°
Fortuna, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    61°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    68°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Foggy
    72°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    75°49°
Fortuna, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
354° · veering 21°
Direction
N
354°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 37 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fortuna, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.13 inHg
Now
1020.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Fortuna, CA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
13.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.0 Moderate
Fortuna, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:29 PM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fortuna, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:24 PM
Moonset
2:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fortuna, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fortuna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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.

ZIP codes in Fortuna

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.