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Weather in Federal Way, Washington

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

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
L 45°H 56°
Federal Way, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    80%
    55°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    59°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    79°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°49°
Federal Way, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 137° from the ene.
Federal Way, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
-1.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Federal Way

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.