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

Arlington, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
51°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Arlington, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
45%
4p
58°
34%
5p
57°
52%
6p
56°
61%
7p
54°
66%
8p
53°
44%
9p
52°
31%
10p
50°
28%
11p
50°
48%
12a
49°
56%
1a
49°
35%
2a
49°
18%
3a
47°
14%
4a
48°
12%
5a
48°
16%
6a
48°
25%
7a
48°
51%
8a
48°
31%
9a
49°
40%
10a
50°
50%
11a
50°
46%
12p
52°
42%
1p
50°
55%
2p
49°
58%
3p
L 47°H 58°
Arlington, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    72%
    56°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    37%
    61°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    63°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    72°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°48°
Arlington, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · veering 130°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Arlington, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Arlington, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
Arlington, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
4:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arlington, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
3:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Arlington, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Arlington

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.