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Weather in Lake Hughes, California

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

Lake Hughes, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
21%
Wind
26 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Lake Hughes, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
65°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
61°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
78°
5p
L 61°H 81°
Lake Hughes, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    71°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    68°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    71°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    79°52°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    83°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    83°55°
Lake Hughes, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 13°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
26
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
50
avg 30
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 30 · pk 50 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 26 mph with gusts pulsing to 40 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lake Hughes, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
894.6
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 26.42 inHg
Now
894.6
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892898
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Hughes, CA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.4 μg/m³
PM 10
39.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Lake Hughes, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
3:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Hughes, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:05 PM
Moonset
3:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lake Hughes, 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 →

Lake Hughes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Lake Hughes

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.