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Weather in Sand City, California

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

Sand City, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
68%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Sand City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
4p
61°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
56°
8p
55°
9p
55°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
55°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
62°
3p
L 52°H 63°
Sand City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    61°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    72°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    77°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°49°
Sand City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 60°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 32 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sand City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Sand City, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
13.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.1 Moderate
Sand City, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sand City, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
2:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sand City, 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 →

Sand City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Sand City

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.