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Weather in Placerville, California

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

Placerville, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
29%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Placerville, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
L 59°H 81°
Placerville, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    76°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    79°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    85°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    84°59°
Placerville, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 112°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 16 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the nw.
Placerville, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.91 inHg
Now
945.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 942947
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Placerville, CA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.1 Low
Placerville, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
3:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Placerville, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:01 PM
Moonset
3:44 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Placerville, 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 →

Placerville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 8 (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 Placerville

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.