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Weather in Brea, California

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

Brea, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:03 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
72%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Brea, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
60°
8a
61°
9a
62°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
L 57°H 72°
Brea, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    78°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    83°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    78°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    80°62°
Brea, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · backing 23°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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 7 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the ssw.
Brea, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brea, CA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.8 μg/m³
PM 10
21.4 μg/m³
NO₂
7.1 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Brea, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
3:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brea, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:05 PM
Moonset
3:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Brea, 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 →

Brea at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 Brea

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.