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Weather in Ripley, California

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ripley, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
17%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
Ripley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
4p
98°
5p
98°
6p
94°
7p
90°
8p
85°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
71°
7a
78°
8a
85°
9a
90°
10a
93°
11a
97°
12p
98°
1p
100°
2p
99°
3p
L 66°H 100°
Ripley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    98°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    98°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    100°70°
Ripley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 32°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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 11 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the sw.
Ripley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ripley, CA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.0 μg/m³
PM 10
71.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
125.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Ripley, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:11 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:32 PM
Civil dusk
3:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ripley, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:05 PM
Moonset
1:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ripley, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Ripley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 Ripley

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.