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Weather in Chain Lake, Washington

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

Chain Lake, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Chain Lake, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
36%
4p
58°
26%
5p
55°
41%
6p
54°
41%
7p
53°
41%
8p
52°
36%
9p
52°
38%
10p
51°
26%
11p
50°
26%
12a
49°
25%
1a
48°
42%
2a
47°
32%
3a
47°
29%
4a
48°
27%
5a
47°
16%
6a
47°
19%
7a
47°
30%
8a
47°
17%
9a
49°
26%
10a
49°
46%
11a
50°
52%
12p
50°
42%
1p
48°
63%
2p
48°
61%
3p
L 47°H 58°
Chain Lake, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    67%
    54°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    27%
    59°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    63°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    73°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°48°
Chain Lake, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
322° · veering 144°
Direction
NW
322°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the nw.
Chain Lake, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Chain Lake, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
Chain Lake, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chain Lake, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 AM
Moonset
3:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Chain Lake, 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 →

Chain Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Chain Lake

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.