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Weather in Rancho Mirage, California

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

Rancho Mirage, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:03 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
20%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Rancho Mirage, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
97°
4p
96°
5p
95°
6p
90°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
65°
6a
71°
7a
77°
8a
82°
9a
86°
10a
90°
11a
92°
12p
94°
1p
95°
2p
95°
3p
L 65°H 97°
Rancho Mirage, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    92°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    93°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    98°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    98°75°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    97°75°
Rancho Mirage, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
353° · backing 12°
Direction
N
353°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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 7 · pk 15 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the n.
Rancho Mirage, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rancho Mirage, CA
Air quality
103
AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive
PM 2.5
15.0 μg/m³
PM 10
110.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.7 Moderate
Rancho Mirage, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rancho Mirage, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rancho Mirage, 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 →

Rancho Mirage at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above 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 Rancho Mirage

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.