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Weather in Monte Rio, California

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

Monte Rio, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
36%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Monte Rio, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
4p
77°
5p
82°
6p
76°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
L 54°H 84°
Monte Rio, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    85°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    84°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    74°50°
Monte Rio, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 154°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 8
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 8 · pk 36 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 154° from the nnw.
Monte Rio, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Monte Rio, CA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
16.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.2 Moderate
Monte Rio, 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 18m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monte Rio, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:26 PM
Moonset
2:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Monte Rio, 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 →

Monte Rio at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 Monte Rio

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.