Weather in Palm Springs, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palm Springs, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:05 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
18%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Palm Springs, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
4p
97°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
71°
7a
78°
8a
83°
9a
87°
10a
90°
11a
92°
12p
93°
1p
94°
2p
95°
3p
Palm Springs, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—93°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—96°78°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—97°78°
- FridayMay 22Clear—96°78°
Palm Springs, CA
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Palm Springs, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
047° · backing 66°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Palm Springs, CA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 30.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.8 Moderate
Palm Springs, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:18 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palm Springs, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:13 PM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Palm Springs, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Palm Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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 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.