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Weather in Ballico, California

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

Ballico, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
20%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Ballico, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
58°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
L 54°H 88°
Ballico, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    82°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    76°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    86°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    97°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    99°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    99°59°
Ballico, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
345° · backing 15°
Direction
NNW
345°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 14
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 14 · pk 27 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Ballico, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Ballico, CA
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.2 μg/m³
PM 10
127.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.0 Low
Ballico, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:24 PM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
3:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ballico, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:05 PM
Moonset
3:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ballico, 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 →

Ballico at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Ballico

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.