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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
L 47°H 59°
Bellingham, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    62%
    57°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    61°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    59°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    59°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Foggy
    57°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    59°51°
Bellingham, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 71° from the wsw.
Bellingham, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Bellingham

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.