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Weather in La Grande, Washington

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

La Grande, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
76%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
La Grande, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
78%
4p
50°
56%
5p
49°
20%
6p
50°
21%
7p
49°
41%
8p
47°
44%
9p
47°
40%
10p
46°
36%
11p
45°
16%
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
13%
6a
41°
17%
7a
43°
8a
45°
17%
9a
46°
20%
10a
46°
62%
11a
48°
70%
12p
47°
64%
1p
45°
76%
2p
44°
74%
3p
L 41°H 50°
La Grande, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    80%
    49°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    54°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    72°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°41°
La Grande, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 50°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the wnw.
La Grande, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Grande, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.1 Low
La Grande, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
4:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Grande, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
3:01 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
La Grande, 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 →

La Grande at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 La Grande

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.