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Weather in Darrington, Washington

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

Darrington, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
75%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Darrington, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
58%
4p
53°
55%
5p
55°
52%
6p
54°
64%
7p
51°
67%
8p
50°
68%
9p
50°
56%
10p
49°
43%
11p
48°
62%
12a
48°
53%
1a
47°
62%
2a
47°
56%
3a
46°
32%
4a
47°
21%
5a
46°
17%
6a
47°
25%
7a
46°
46%
8a
48°
46%
9a
48°
40%
10a
49°
66%
11a
48°
60%
12p
47°
51%
1p
49°
60%
2p
50°
66%
3p
L 46°H 55°
Darrington, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    93%
    53°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    60°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    11%
    60°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    76°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°52°
Darrington, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · backing 161°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
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 4 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Darrington, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Darrington, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Darrington, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Darrington, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
3:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Darrington, 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 →

Darrington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Darrington

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.