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Weather in Mount Wilson, Nevada

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Wilson, NV
Sunday, May 17 at 1:22 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
12%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Mount Wilson, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
L 49°H 76°
Mount Wilson, NV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    57%
    62°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    24%
    53°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    60°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    77°51°
Mount Wilson, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · backing 61°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10
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 10 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the nw.
Mount Wilson, NV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
795.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 23.48 inHg
Now
795.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 792799
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Wilson, NV
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
11.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Mount Wilson, NV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Wilson, NV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:37 PM
Moonset
3:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mount Wilson, NV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Wilson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 17, 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 Mount Wilson

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.