Weather in Shafter, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shafter, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
16%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Shafter, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
67°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
61°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
Shafter, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—84°58°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—81°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—95°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—99°63°
- FridayMay 22Clear—99°65°
Shafter, CA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Shafter, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
346° · backing 14°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Shafter, CA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 13.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 70.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.9 Low
Shafter, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:24 PM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
3:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shafter, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:06 PM
- Moonset
- 3:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shafter, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
plant
Shafter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.