Weather in Colfax, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colfax, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
48
°
Heavy Snow
Feels like
39°
Humidity
60%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Colfax, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
53°
12%
9p
51°
10p
50°
11%
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
47°
8a
50°
9a
51°
10a
52°
11a
53°
12p
54°
1p
54°
2p
55°
3p
Colfax, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow42%51°40°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle—59°38°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—62°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—63°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—71°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°50°
Colfax, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colfax, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
006° · veering 141°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Colfax, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Colfax, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:38 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colfax, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 2:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Colfax, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Colfax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (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).