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Weather in Fort Bragg, California

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

Fort Bragg, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
68%
Wind
33 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Fort Bragg, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
5p
59°
6p
57°
7p
56°
8p
55°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
58°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
60°
2p
60°
3p
59°
4p
L 53°H 61°
Fort Bragg, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    58°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    60°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    73°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    80°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Foggy
    80°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Foggy
    82°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    75°51°
Fort Bragg, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · backing 9°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
33
mph
Gust
49
mph
Peak 24h
51
avg 23
Beaufort · 7 · NEAR GALE
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 23 · pk 51 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 33 mph with gusts pulsing to 49 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fort Bragg, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Fort Bragg, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
13.8 μg/m³
PM 10
23.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Fort Bragg, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Bragg, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:11 PM
Moonset
4:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fort Bragg, 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 →

Fort Bragg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 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

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 Fort Bragg

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.