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Weather in Kettle Falls, Washington

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

Kettle Falls, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
40%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Kettle Falls, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
4p
65°
5p
63°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
49°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
55°
12p
58°
1p
59°
2p
58°
3p
L 40°H 67°
Kettle Falls, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    53°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    66°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    14%
    70°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    67°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    74°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    22%
    79°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    79°50°
Kettle Falls, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 160°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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 6 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kettle Falls, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.27 inHg
Now
957.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956958
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kettle Falls, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Kettle Falls, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kettle Falls, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kettle Falls, 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 →

Kettle Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 Kettle Falls

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.