Weather in Alder, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alder, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Alder, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
80%
4p
52°
57%
5p
52°
21%
6p
51°
21%
7p
51°
39%
8p
49°
46%
9p
49°
42%
10p
48°
38%
11p
46°
16%
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
42°
10%
5a
41°
14%
6a
43°
18%
7a
46°
8a
47°
16%
9a
48°
21%
10a
49°
60%
11a
50°
73%
12p
48°
67%
1p
47°
83%
2p
47°
78%
3p
Alder, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain82%52°41°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%56°38°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—62°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—73°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°43°
Alder, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alder, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
289° · steady
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alder, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Alder, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
4:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alder, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 3:01 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alder, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Alder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).