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Weather in Lompoc, California

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

Lompoc, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
62%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Lompoc, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
4p
65°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
54°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
63°
2p
62°
3p
L 54°H 65°
Lompoc, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    67°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    67°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    75°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    82°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    80°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    75°50°
Lompoc, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · veering 49°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lompoc, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lompoc, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
14.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.1 Moderate
Lompoc, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lompoc, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lompoc, 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 →

Lompoc at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 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 Lompoc

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.