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Weather in Lucerne, California

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

Lucerne, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
39%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Lucerne, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
5p
77°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
78°
4p
L 50°H 80°
Lucerne, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    71°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    66°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    80°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    84°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    89°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    86°57°
Lucerne, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
314° · veering 7°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 15
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 15 · pk 27 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Lucerne, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.3
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.3
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952957
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lucerne, CA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.0 μg/m³
PM 10
4.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.4 Low
Lucerne, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:28 PM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
3:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lucerne, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:08 PM
Moonset
3:54 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lucerne, 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 →

Lucerne at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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 Lucerne

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.