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Weather in Piru, California

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

Piru, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
49%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Piru, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
5p
71°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
62°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
71°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
L 55°H 74°
Piru, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    75°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    83°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    87°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    84°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    80°55°
Piru, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 7°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 9
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 9 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the wsw.
Piru, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Piru, CA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
16.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.0 Low
Piru, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:25 PM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
3:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Piru, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:08 PM
Moonset
3:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Piru, 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 →

Piru at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Piru

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.