Weather in Downey, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Downey, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
62%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Downey, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
5p
72°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
61°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
63°
8a
65°
9a
65°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
Downey, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—74°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—78°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy—83°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—81°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—78°63°
- FridayMay 22Clear—80°63°
Downey, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Downey, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
215° · backing 35°
Direction
SW
215°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Downey, 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
Downey, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:24 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Downey, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:06 PM
- Moonset
- 3:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Downey, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
plant
Downey 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 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.