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Weather in McKinleyville, California

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

McKinleyville, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
67%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
McKinleyville, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
52°
9p
51°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
59°
1p
59°
2p
59°
3p
59°
4p
58°
5p
L 48°H 59°
McKinleyville, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    57°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    58°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    —
    69°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    72°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    72°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    79°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    —
    74°51°
McKinleyville, CA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
44°53°62°6p12a6a12pnow 58°high 59°low 48°
McKinleyville, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
359° · steady
Direction
N
359°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
37
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 37 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
McKinleyville, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
McKinleyville, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.5 μg/m³
PM 10
16.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.0 Low
McKinleyville, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:27 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McKinleyville, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:06 PM
Moonset
4:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
McKinleyville, 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 →

McKinleyville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 17, 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.

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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.