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Weather in Machias, Washington

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

Machias, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
55
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
50°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Machias, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
41%
4p
58°
26%
5p
55°
48%
6p
55°
46%
7p
53°
43%
8p
52°
35%
9p
52°
30%
10p
51°
21%
11p
51°
28%
12a
49°
38%
1a
48°
50%
2a
47°
38%
3a
47°
22%
4a
47°
19%
5a
47°
14%
6a
47°
23%
7a
48°
33%
8a
48°
18%
9a
49°
28%
10a
49°
44%
11a
49°
46%
12p
51°
41%
1p
50°
62%
2p
49°
52%
3p
L 47°H 58°
Machias, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    55°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    33%
    60°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    61°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    72°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68°48°
Machias, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 133°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the nw.
Machias, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Machias, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
Machias, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Machias, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 AM
Moonset
3:05 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Machias, 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 →

Machias at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (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 Machias

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.