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Weather in Cathedral City, California

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

Cathedral City, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:04 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
30%
Wind
29 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Cathedral City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
92°
5p
91°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
68°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
L 68°H 92°
Cathedral City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    87°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    96°78°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    97°77°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    96°77°
Cathedral City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · steady
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
29
mph
Gust
42
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 28
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 28 · pk 49 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 29 mph with gusts pulsing to 42 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cathedral City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cathedral City, CA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
31.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
121.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Cathedral City, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cathedral City, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:00 PM
Moonset
3:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cathedral City, 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 →

Cathedral City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Cathedral City

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.