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Weather in El Dorado Hills, California

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

El Dorado Hills, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 6:06 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
El Dorado Hills, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
L 55°H 83°
El Dorado Hills, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    80°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    83°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    88°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    88°60°
El Dorado Hills, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · backing 157°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 18 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
El Dorado Hills, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.0
+1.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.67 inHg
Now
971.0
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
El Dorado Hills, CA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.6 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
El Dorado Hills, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:22 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Dorado Hills, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:02 PM
Moonset
3:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
El Dorado Hills, 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 →

El Dorado Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 El Dorado Hills

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.