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
Mountain Center, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—62°47°
- SundayMay 17Foggy—62°41°
- MondayMay 18Foggy—69°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—73°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°53°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—79°54°
- FridayMay 22Clear—79°53°
Mountain Center, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mountain Center, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.