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Weather in Curlew, Washington

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

Curlew, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
48
°
Light Rain
Feels like
38°
Humidity
53%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Curlew, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
4p
63°
5p
56°
15%
6p
53°
7p
52°
8p
48°
9p
48°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
40°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
56°
12p
56°
22%
1p
50°
31%
2p
54°
18%
3p
L 38°H 65°
Curlew, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    29%
    53°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    65°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    70°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    68°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    75°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    80°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°53°
Curlew, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · backing 106°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 22
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Curlew, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.10 inHg
Now
951.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950953
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Curlew, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.4 Low
Curlew, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Curlew, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
2:54 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Curlew, 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 →

Curlew at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Curlew

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.