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Weather in Mentone, California

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

Mentone, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
55%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Mentone, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
56°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
L 55°H 78°
Mentone, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    71°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    79°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    86°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    85°56°
Mentone, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
296° · veering 23°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 14 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the wnw.
Mentone, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
943.0
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.85 inHg
Now
943.0
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mentone, CA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
14.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Mentone, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mentone, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:14 PM
Moonset
2:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mentone, 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 →

Mentone at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 Mentone

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.