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
Machias, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle71%55°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast33%60°45°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—61°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—72°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°48°
Machias, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Machias, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).