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Weather in Winterhaven, California

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winterhaven, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
15%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
7:31 PM
Winterhaven, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
4p
98°
5p
98°
6p
96°
7p
91°
8p
88°
9p
84°
10p
80°
11p
78°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
70°
7a
79°
8a
84°
9a
88°
10a
91°
11a
94°
12p
96°
1p
98°
2p
99°
3p
L 66°H 99°
Winterhaven, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    96°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    95°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    96°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    96°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    98°62°
Winterhaven, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 62°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
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 9 · pk 34 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Winterhaven, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winterhaven, CA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
23.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
142.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.6 Moderate
Winterhaven, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Winterhaven, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 PM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Winterhaven, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winterhaven at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Winterhaven

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.