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Weather in Lake Elsinore, California

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

Lake Elsinore, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
65%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Lake Elsinore, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
59°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
L 56°H 80°
Lake Elsinore, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    77°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    81°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    88°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    90°55°
Lake Elsinore, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 49°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Lake Elsinore, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.46 inHg
Now
963.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Elsinore, CA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
16.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
Lake Elsinore, 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 56m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Elsinore, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:04 PM
Moonset
3:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lake Elsinore, 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 →

Lake Elsinore at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 Lake Elsinore

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.