Weather in Imperial, California
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Imperial, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
16%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Imperial, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
100°
4p
99°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
87°
8p
83°
9p
82°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
69°
6a
74°
7a
77°
8a
83°
9a
87°
10a
90°
11a
93°
12p
96°
1p
99°
2p
100°
3p
Imperial, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—95°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—93°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—98°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—100°69°
- FridayMay 22Clear—100°69°
Imperial, CA
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Imperial, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
271° · backing 15°
Direction
W
271°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Imperial, CA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 61.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 131.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.6 Moderate
Imperial, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
3:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Imperial, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Imperial, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Imperial at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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 16, 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.