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Weather in Shasta, California

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

Shasta, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
30%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Shasta, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
5p
82°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
L 60°H 85°
Shasta, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    71°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    82°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    87°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    88°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    96°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    91°64°
Shasta, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · steady
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
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 10 · pk 33 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nnw.
Shasta, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shasta, CA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.2 Low
Shasta, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:22 PM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shasta, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:01 PM
Moonset
3:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Shasta, 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 →

Shasta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 Shasta

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.