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Weather in Coulee City, Washington

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coulee City, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
36%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Coulee City, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
4p
62°
5p
59°
6p
58°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
58°
12p
59°
1p
59°
2p
57°
3p
L 42°H 64°
Coulee City, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    58°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    66°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    79°53°
Coulee City, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
022° · veering 116°
Direction
NNE
022°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 116° from the nne.
Coulee City, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Coulee City, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.6 Low
Coulee City, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Coulee City, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Coulee City, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coulee City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Coulee City

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.