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Weather in Burlington, Washington

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

Burlington, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
53°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Burlington, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
19%
4p
57°
20%
5p
55°
37%
6p
55°
39%
7p
52°
57%
8p
51°
53%
9p
52°
40%
10p
51°
35%
11p
50°
61%
12a
49°
40%
1a
48°
18%
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
12%
6a
49°
15%
7a
50°
30%
8a
50°
46%
9a
51°
72%
10a
50°
67%
11a
51°
48%
12p
53°
52%
1p
52°
60%
2p
51°
65%
3p
L 48°H 59°
Burlington, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    72%
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    62°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    63°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    70°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°49°
Burlington, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
227° · veering 131°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Burlington, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 30.10 inHg
Now
1019.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Burlington, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Burlington, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
4:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burlington, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
3:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Burlington, 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 →

Burlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Burlington

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.