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Weather in Paramount, California

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

Paramount, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
66%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Paramount, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
4p
74°
5p
71°
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
63°
6a
63°
7a
63°
8a
65°
9a
65°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
L 59°H 75°
Paramount, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    73°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    79°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    83°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    81°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    81°63°
Paramount, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
251° · backing 28°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the wsw.
Paramount, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Paramount, CA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.3 μg/m³
PM 10
23.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
122.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Paramount, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:24 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Paramount, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:19 PM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Paramount, 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 →

Paramount at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Paramount

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.