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Weather in Half Moon Bay, California

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

Half Moon Bay, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
67%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Half Moon Bay, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
4p
57°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
55°
8p
54°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
62°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
L 50°H 62°
Half Moon Bay, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    61°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    64°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    75°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    86°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°51°
Half Moon Bay, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
329° · veering 31°
Direction
NNW
329°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 17
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 17 · pk 45 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 36 — flags snap, branches bend.
Half Moon Bay, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Half Moon Bay, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.1 μg/m³
PM 10
13.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.1 Moderate
Half Moon Bay, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Half Moon Bay, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Half Moon Bay, 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 →

Half Moon Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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 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 Half Moon Bay

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.