8 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time in San Diego marks the latest sunset of the year, this Saturday, June 27 -- a week after the summer solstice (our longest day). From now until late July there will be little change in …

Cobbled Shorelines are greeting some beachgoers early this summer season, as in past years. North County beaches tend to suffer most, as the natural sand replenishment in the area is disrupted by dams blocking the flow of sediment down the …

June's best grunion runs could occur Monday through Thursday, June 22 through June 25, roughly during the hours of 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. This corresponds to one or two hours after highest nocturnal tide, during a string of nights …

Extreme High and Low Tides for June occur near the month's end. Highest tides of around +7.0 feet happen at 9:22 p.m. on Monday, June 22, and at 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23. Extreme low-tide events occur at 3:50 …

Happily hanging out in the early morning sky until Monday, June 22, when it reaches new-moon phase. It will return to easy visibility as a waxing crescent moon, visible low in the western sky, by Wednesday, June 24 -- absent …

The time when the sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky occurs this year at 10:46 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Saturday, June 20. Think of it as an excuse to throw a terrific Saturday-night solstice party, with a …

Agaves (a.k.a. century plants), are coming into bloom in many summer gardens this month. After a decade or more (not a century) of growth, the larger kinds of agave send up a tall, yellow-blossomed flower stalk from a base of …

Earliest Sunrise This Year, reckoned in Daylight Saving Time, occurs June 14 at 5:38 a.m. This event occurs about a week before the longest day of the year -- the summer solstice -- because of factors related to the shape …

Elderberry, two species of which range over most of San Diego County, is in full bloom this month. The flat-topped, creamy-white blossoms of this large shrub or small tree can be seen in the natural coastal canyon areas such as …

Ocean temperatures are rising into the mid- or high-60s this month, perhaps reaching the 70s in July and August. The usual early-summer cool weather along San Diego's coastline, disappointing to many tourists, is mostly caused by the sluggish warming of …

The Full Moon Rises Majestically into a deeply darkened eastern sky at around 8:25 p.m., some 35 minutes after sunset, on Sunday evening, June 7. The June full moon has been called the "rose moon," "strawberry moon," or "honey moon" …

The cool and intermittently overcast conditions likely to dominate the beach and coastal areas through the remainder of this month mock the already sizzling temperatures inland. If it weren't for the ocean's enormous resistance to changes in temperature, the hottest …

Crape Myrtles are in bloom around San Diego this month through the end of summer. This smallish, vase-shaped tree blossoms in colors ranging from white or pale pink to lavender, red, and blue. "Lilac of the South" is one of …

The native rhododendron, Western Azalea, is blooming this month in scattered locations throughout the county's higher mountains. Fond of semi-shade, it's often found growing along creeks and canyon bottoms. Like its ornamental cousins, western azalea's fragrant white (sometimes pink or …