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Weather in Central Park, Washington

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

Central Park, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 10:36 PM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
73%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Central Park, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
56%
3p
53°
42%
4p
53°
51%
5p
53°
59%
6p
52°
54%
7p
50°
29%
8p
50°
11%
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
13%
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
43°
12%
6a
45°
20%
7a
48°
39%
8a
48°
74%
9a
50°
60%
10a
48°
76%
11a
48°
100%
12p
49°
96%
1p
48°
81%
2p
L 42°H 54°
Central Park, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    54°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    59°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    60°48°
Central Park, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 30°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 24 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the wnw.
Central Park, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.07 inHg
Now
1018.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+3.1
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.
Central Park, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.8 Low
Central Park, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:03 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
4:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Central Park, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
3:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Central Park, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Central Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Central Park

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.