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Weather in Escondido, California

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

Escondido, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:54 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Escondido, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
62°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
59°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
74°
3p
73°
4p
L 59°H 76°
Escondido, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    74°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    72°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    75°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    78°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    78°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    77°55°
Escondido, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 5°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the wsw.
Escondido, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Escondido, CA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
12.1 μg/m³
PM 10
20.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Escondido, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Escondido, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:05 PM
Moonset
3:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Escondido, 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 →

Escondido at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (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 Escondido

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.