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Weather in Highlands, California

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

Highlands, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
56%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Highlands, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
4p
63°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
71°
1p
70°
2p
68°
3p
L 49°H 71°
Highlands, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    64°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    71°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    76°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    86°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    80°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°54°
Highlands, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 34°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 13 · pk 41 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Highlands, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Highlands, 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
Highlands, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Highlands, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
2:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Highlands, 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 →

Highlands at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Highlands

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.