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Weather in Mountain Center, California

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

Mountain Center, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:03 PM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
66%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Mountain Center, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
4p
68°
5p
65°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
54°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
69°
12p
67°
1p
67°
2p
66°
3p
L 52°H 69°
Mountain Center, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    62°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    62°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    69°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°52°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    77°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    79°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    79°53°
Mountain Center, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 6°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 13
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 13 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Mountain Center, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
855.0
+3.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.25 inHg
Now
855.0
mb
3h
+3.5
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 850857
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mountain Center, CA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.6 Moderate
Mountain Center, 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 56m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mountain Center, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:14 PM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mountain Center, 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 →

Mountain Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 Mountain Center

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.