Weather in Ephrata, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ephrata, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
24%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Ephrata, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
4p
63°
5p
62°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
Ephrata, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—62°44°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle—68°45°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—68°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—73°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—79°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—79°55°
Ephrata, WA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ephrata, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
331° · veering 48°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
Ephrata, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.6 Low
Ephrata, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ephrata, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ephrata, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Ephrata at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 30 (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).