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Weather in Salton Sea Beach, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salton Sea Beach, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:03 AM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
20%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Salton Sea Beach, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
100°
5p
98°
6p
95°
7p
89°
8p
85°
9p
83°
10p
81°
11p
78°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
76°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
74°
7a
78°
8a
82°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
95°
3p
95°
4p
L 72°H 100°
Salton Sea Beach, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    94°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    93°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    97°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    98°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    98°74°
Salton Sea Beach, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
011° · veering 42°
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the n.
Salton Sea Beach, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Salton Sea Beach, CA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
40.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.8 Low
Salton Sea Beach, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salton Sea Beach, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:59 PM
Moonset
3:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Salton Sea Beach, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salton Sea Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above 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 17, 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 Salton Sea Beach

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.