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Weather in Barstow, Washington

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barstow, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
59%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Barstow, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
4p
66°
5p
62°
6p
58°
19%
7p
55°
8p
53°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
55°
11a
54°
12p
57°
19%
1p
59°
20%
2p
60°
12%
3p
L 38°H 67°
Barstow, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    57°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    67°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    70°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    70°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    77°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    81°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75°51°
Barstow, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 131°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Barstow, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Barstow, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Barstow, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Barstow, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Barstow, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barstow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Barstow

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.