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Weather in Murrieta, California

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

Murrieta, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
69%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Murrieta, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
5p
71°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
56°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
57°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
71°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
L 55°H 77°
Murrieta, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    72°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    80°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°52°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    85°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    82°52°
Murrieta, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 25°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Murrieta, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Murrieta, 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
Murrieta, 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
3:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Murrieta, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:04 PM
Moonset
3:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Murrieta, 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 →

Murrieta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 Murrieta

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.