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Weather in Mad River, California

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

Mad River, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
55
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
62%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Mad River, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
4p
66°
5p
63°
6p
60°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
52°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
65°
2p
65°
3p
L 42°H 68°
Mad River, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    60°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    63°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    73°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    78°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    86°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    83°56°
Mad River, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 47°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
22
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 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Mad River, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
922.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.23 inHg
Now
922.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920924
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mad River, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.9 Moderate
Mad River, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:27 PM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
3:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mad River, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:22 PM
Moonset
2:44 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mad River, 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 →

Mad River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 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

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 Mad River

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.