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Weather in Keene, California

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

Keene, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
22%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Keene, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
72°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
L 58°H 77°
Keene, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    67°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    73°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    79°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    80°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    83°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    84°56°
Keene, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 18°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 18
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 18 · pk 30 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Keene, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.1
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.49 inHg
Now
897.1
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896900
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Keene, CA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
40.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
119.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.9 Moderate
Keene, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:22 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Keene, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Keene, 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 →

Keene at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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.

ZIP codes in Keene

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.