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Weather in Ames Lake, Washington

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ames Lake, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
71%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Ames Lake, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
27%
4p
57°
32%
5p
55°
34%
6p
55°
32%
7p
53°
35%
8p
53°
32%
9p
52°
46%
10p
51°
39%
11p
50°
15%
12a
48°
10%
1a
48°
13%
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
10%
6a
47°
14%
7a
49°
19%
8a
50°
11%
9a
51°
25%
10a
49°
60%
11a
49°
70%
12p
49°
54%
1p
49°
76%
2p
49°
78%
3p
L 46°H 57°
Ames Lake, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    37%
    54°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    60°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    76°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°47°
Ames Lake, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · backing 136°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 22 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 136° from the nne.
Ames Lake, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ames Lake, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Ames Lake, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ames Lake, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ames Lake, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ames Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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).

ZIP codes in Ames Lake

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.