Weather in Index, Washington
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
Index, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Snow85%52°36°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle28%57°44°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle14%60°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—75°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°53°
Index, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Index, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).