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Weather in Homestead Valley, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Homestead Valley, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:00 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
13%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Homestead Valley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
87°
4p
L 66°H 89°
Homestead Valley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    83°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    73°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    80°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    85°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    88°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    87°67°
Homestead Valley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · veering 9°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 20
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 20 · pk 36 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 24 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Homestead Valley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
900.8
+2.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.60 inHg
Now
900.8
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 897904
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Homestead Valley, CA
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
14.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
134.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Homestead Valley, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Homestead Valley, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:58 PM
Moonset
3:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Homestead Valley, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Homestead Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Homestead Valley

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.