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Weather in Custer, Washington

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

Custer, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Custer, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10%
4p
59°
14%
5p
56°
22%
6p
55°
25%
7p
53°
33%
8p
51°
31%
9p
51°
39%
10p
50°
40%
11p
50°
28%
12a
49°
12%
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
50°
14%
8a
51°
32%
9a
49°
57%
10a
49°
56%
11a
50°
47%
12p
49°
56%
1p
50°
65%
2p
51°
77%
3p
L 46°H 59°
Custer, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    52%
    57°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    59°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    61°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°50°
Custer, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 94°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Custer, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 30.07 inHg
Now
1018.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Custer, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Custer, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
4:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Custer, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
3:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Custer, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Custer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Custer

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.