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Weather in La Cresta, California

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

La Cresta, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
16%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
La Cresta, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
62°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
L 62°H 89°
La Cresta, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    85°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    94°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    98°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    99°64°
La Cresta, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
337° · veering 22°
Direction
NNW
337°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
La Cresta, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Cresta, 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
La Cresta, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Cresta, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:19 PM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
La Cresta, 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 →

La Cresta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 La Cresta

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.