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Weather in Ione, Washington

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ione, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
65%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Ione, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
4p
60°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
53°
20%
8p
51°
20%
9p
49°
28%
10p
47°
26%
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
39°
4a
36°
5a
37°
6a
41°
7a
44°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
55°
2p
53°
3p
L 36°H 62°
Ione, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    52%
    54°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    63°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    67°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    24%
    64°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    76°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    72°50°
Ione, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · backing 110°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 3
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 3 · pk 20
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Ione, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.80 inHg
Now
941.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939942
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ione, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.8 Low
Ione, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
4:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ione, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
2:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ione, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ione at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (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 Ione

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.