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Weather in Sierra Madre, California

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

Sierra Madre, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:01 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Sierra Madre, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
5p
72°
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
59°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
70°
4p
L 57°H 75°
Sierra Madre, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    74°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    74°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    79°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    81°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    82°63°
Sierra Madre, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 81°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 5
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 5 · pk 10 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the w.
Sierra Madre, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sierra Madre, CA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.2 μg/m³
PM 10
23.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Sierra Madre, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sierra Madre, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:05 PM
Moonset
3:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sierra Madre, 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 →

Sierra Madre at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Sierra Madre

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.