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Weather in Pala, California

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

Pala, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
65%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Pala, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
4p
75°
5p
72°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
60°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
L 58°H 77°
Pala, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    77°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    79°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    80°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    80°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    80°54°
Pala, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 6°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 16
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Pala, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.2
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.
Pala, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.6 μg/m³
PM 10
20.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.1 Moderate
Pala, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pala, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:16 PM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pala, 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 →

Pala at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 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

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 Pala

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.