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Weather in Montara, California

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

Montara, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
74%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Montara, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
4p
57°
5p
57°
6p
55°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
59°
2p
58°
3p
L 48°H 60°
Montara, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    57°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    60°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    73°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    84°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°50°
Montara, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · backing 5°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 19
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 19 · pk 43 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Montara, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
994.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montara, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.1 μg/m³
PM 10
13.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.1 Moderate
Montara, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montara, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Montara, 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 →

Montara at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 Montara

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.