Weather in Bellingham, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bellingham, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Bellingham, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12%
4p
58°
15%
5p
56°
26%
6p
55°
23%
7p
53°
36%
8p
51°
53%
9p
51°
48%
10p
50°
45%
11p
50°
50%
12a
49°
23%
1a
47°
10%
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
48°
11%
6a
49°
10%
7a
50°
18%
8a
50°
35%
9a
48°
64%
10a
48°
68%
11a
48°
52%
12p
51°
48%
1p
52°
59%
2p
50°
75%
3p
Bellingham, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain62%57°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%61°47°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—59°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—59°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Foggy—57°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—59°51°
Bellingham, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bellingham, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 71°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bellingham, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Bellingham, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
4:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bellingham, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:46 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bellingham, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Bellingham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).