Weather in Alderton, Washington
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Alderton, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
51
°
Drizzle
Feels like
46°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Alderton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
49%
4p
56°
39%
5p
57°
22%
6p
56°
29%
7p
55°
40%
8p
54°
44%
9p
52°
45%
10p
51°
47%
11p
50°
10%
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
47°
13%
6a
48°
10%
7a
50°
8a
51°
10%
9a
53°
20%
10a
52°
53%
11a
53°
73%
12p
52°
64%
1p
52°
92%
2p
49°
88%
3p
Alderton, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow74%58°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—62°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—67°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—63°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—78°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—71°48°
Alderton, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alderton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
057° · backing 148°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Alderton, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Alderton, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alderton, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 3:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alderton, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Alderton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (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).