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Weather in Lacey, Washington

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

Lacey, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
51°
Humidity
67%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Lacey, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
41%
4p
57°
18%
5p
55°
19%
6p
55°
31%
7p
54°
35%
8p
51°
33%
9p
51°
22%
10p
49°
15%
11p
48°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
49°
10%
8a
51°
30%
9a
51°
36%
10a
50°
55%
11a
51°
72%
12p
52°
89%
1p
50°
98%
2p
49°
84%
3p
L 45°H 57°
Lacey, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    55%
    57°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    63°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    68°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    80°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°46°
Lacey, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 64°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lacey, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lacey, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Lacey, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lacey, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
3:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lacey, 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 →

Lacey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Lacey

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.