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Weather in Poway, California

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

Poway, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Poway, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
4p
71°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
61°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
74°
3p
L 60°H 75°
Poway, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    75°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    77°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    77°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    76°61°
Poway, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
255° · veering 37°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the wsw.
Poway, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Poway, CA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
13.2 μg/m³
PM 10
22.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.1 Moderate
Poway, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:22 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Poway, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Poway, 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 →

Poway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 Poway

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.