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Weather in Middletown, California

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

Middletown, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
33%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Middletown, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
L 58°H 84°
Middletown, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    77°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    69°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    80°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    87°59°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    90°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    84°53°
Middletown, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
338° · veering 34°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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 7 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Middletown, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.9
+1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.79 inHg
Now
974.9
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Middletown, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.4 Low
Middletown, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:28 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Middletown, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:08 PM
Moonset
3:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Middletown, 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 →

Middletown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (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 Middletown

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.