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Weather in Nevada City, California

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

Nevada City, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
30%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Nevada City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
67°
8p
66°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
67°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
L 58°H 78°
Nevada City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    71°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    63°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    79°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    78°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    80°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    83°58°
Nevada City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · veering 84°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 84° from the nw.
Nevada City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.6
+1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.33 inHg
Now
925.6
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922927
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nevada City, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.8 Moderate
Nevada City, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nevada City, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:16 PM
Moonset
2:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nevada City, 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 →

Nevada City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 12 (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 Nevada City

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.