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Weather in Selma, California

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

Selma, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
19%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Selma, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
87°
7p
80°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
66°
2a
63°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
L 60°H 89°
Selma, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    79°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    84°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    94°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    97°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    97°59°
Selma, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 13°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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 12 · pk 26 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Selma, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Selma, CA
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.8 μg/m³
PM 10
132.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.6 Moderate
Selma, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Selma, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Selma, 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 →

Selma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 Selma

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.