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Weather in Ferndale, Washington

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

Ferndale, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Ferndale, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10%
4p
59°
13%
5p
57°
23%
6p
55°
22%
7p
53°
33%
8p
52°
44%
9p
51°
38%
10p
50°
39%
11p
50°
37%
12a
49°
13%
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
49°
14%
8a
50°
36%
9a
49°
62%
10a
48°
63%
11a
49°
48%
12p
49°
53%
1p
50°
56%
2p
50°
80%
3p
L 45°H 59°
Ferndale, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    59%
    58°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Foggy
    64°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    70°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°49°
Ferndale, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 31°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ferndale, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 30.06 inHg
Now
1018.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.4
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.
Ferndale, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Ferndale, 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 20m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
4:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ferndale, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
3:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ferndale, 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 →

Ferndale 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 Ferndale

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.