Weather in Federal Way, Washington
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Federal Way, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
51
°
Light Rain
Feels like
48°
Humidity
79%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Federal Way, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
38%
4p
56°
26%
5p
55°
23%
6p
54°
35%
7p
53°
40%
8p
51°
41%
9p
50°
55%
10p
50°
29%
11p
48°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
45°
13%
6a
46°
7a
47°
8a
50°
16%
9a
50°
27%
10a
51°
47%
11a
50°
70%
12p
49°
68%
1p
49°
91%
2p
48°
91%
3p
Federal Way, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain80%55°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—59°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—67°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—65°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—79°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—71°49°
Federal Way, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Federal Way, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
068° · backing 137°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Federal Way, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Federal Way, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Federal Way, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 3:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Federal Way, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Federal Way at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).