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Weather in Mammoth Lakes, California

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

Mammoth Lakes, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
56%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
4p
62°
5p
61°
6p
57°
7p
54°
8p
52°
9p
52°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
62°
2p
62°
3p
L 42°H 64°
Mammoth Lakes, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    56°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    49°27°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    54°25°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    60°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    70°45°
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
255° · veering 13°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
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 14 · pk 32 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
755.4
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 22.31 inHg
Now
755.4
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 753759
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.1 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.9 Moderate
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mammoth Lakes, 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 →

Mammoth Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Mammoth Lakes

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.