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Weather in Valinda, California

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

Valinda, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
59%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Valinda, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
61°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
64°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
L 58°H 76°
Valinda, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    76°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    82°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    86°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    84°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    81°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    83°64°
Valinda, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · backing 34°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 34° from the sw.
Valinda, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valinda, CA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.3 μg/m³
PM 10
23.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
122.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Valinda, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Valinda, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
2:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Valinda, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Valinda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 16, 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 Valinda

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.