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Weather in Mojave, California

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

Mojave, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
16%
Wind
38 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Mojave, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
L 64°H 86°
Mojave, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    76°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    72°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    74°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    81°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    87°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    89°65°
Mojave, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · steady
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
38
mph
Gust
57
mph
Peak 24h
63
avg 36
Beaufort · 7 · NEAR GALE
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 36 · pk 63 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 38 mph with gusts pulsing to 57 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mojave, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
911.0
+1.6 mb in 3h · steady · 26.90 inHg
Now
911.0
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909914
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mojave, CA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.3 μg/m³
PM 10
85.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.0 Moderate
Mojave, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
3:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mojave, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:16 PM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mojave, 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 →

Mojave at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 Mojave

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.