Weather in Santa Margarita, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Margarita, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:02 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Santa Margarita, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
5p
70°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
64°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
71°
3p
68°
4p
Santa Margarita, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—70°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—71°46°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—78°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—87°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°51°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—81°51°
Santa Margarita, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Santa Margarita, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
275° · veering 115°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Santa Margarita, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Santa Margarita, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:30 PM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Margarita, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:12 PM
- Moonset
- 3:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Santa Margarita, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
plant
Santa Margarita at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.