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Weather in Manchester, California

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

Manchester, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
72%
Wind
27 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Manchester, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
60°
3p
59°
4p
L 52°H 60°
Manchester, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    58°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    59°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    73°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    81°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    75°51°
Manchester, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
352° · backing 5°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
27
mph
Gust
50
mph
Peak 24h
50
avg 20
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 20 · pk 50
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 27 mph with gusts pulsing to 50 — flags snap, branches bend.
Manchester, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.6
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.6
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Manchester, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
12.9 μg/m³
PM 10
21.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Manchester, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:32 PM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manchester, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:12 PM
Moonset
3:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Manchester, 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 →

Manchester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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 Manchester

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.