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

Index, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
51
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Index, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
33%
4p
55°
41%
5p
53°
43%
6p
52°
47%
7p
51°
63%
8p
51°
46%
9p
50°
44%
10p
49°
59%
11p
48°
49%
12a
47°
25%
1a
46°
19%
2a
46°
26%
3a
45°
42%
4a
45°
44%
5a
45°
41%
6a
46°
33%
7a
48°
36%
8a
48°
24%
9a
49°
31%
10a
51°
63%
11a
47°
78%
12p
50°
83%
1p
48°
91%
2p
47°
89%
3p
L 45°H 55°
Index, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    85%
    52°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    57°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    63°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    14%
    60°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°53°
Index, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · backing 71°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 24 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 71° from the nw.
Index, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.1
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.53 inHg
Now
1000.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Index, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.2 Low
Index, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Index, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
3:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Index, 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 →

Index at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Index

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.