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Weather in Carnation, Washington

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

Carnation, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
68%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Carnation, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
28%
4p
58°
32%
5p
55°
35%
6p
55°
34%
7p
53°
37%
8p
54°
31%
9p
53°
44%
10p
52°
41%
11p
51°
19%
12a
49°
11%
1a
49°
13%
2a
50°
3a
49°
11%
4a
49°
10%
5a
48°
11%
6a
49°
14%
7a
49°
22%
8a
51°
12%
9a
52°
25%
10a
50°
60%
11a
51°
68%
12p
50°
58%
1p
49°
76%
2p
49°
79%
3p
L 48°H 58°
Carnation, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    40%
    55°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    61°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    77°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°50°
Carnation, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 179°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 20 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 179° from the nnw.
Carnation, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.6
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.
Carnation, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Carnation, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carnation, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Carnation, 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 →

Carnation at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 Carnation

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.