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Weather in Macdoel, California

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

Macdoel, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
52
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
37%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Macdoel, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
4p
68°
5p
66°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
45°
12a
43°
1a
41°
2a
39°
3a
37°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
L 35°H 71°
Macdoel, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    54°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    55°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    76°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    80°48°
Macdoel, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 7°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 13
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 13 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Macdoel, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
874.2
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.82 inHg
Now
874.2
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870875
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Macdoel, CA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.6 Moderate
Macdoel, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Macdoel, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
2:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Macdoel, 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 →

Macdoel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Macdoel

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.