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

Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
69%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
33%
4p
54°
34%
5p
53°
26%
6p
53°
34%
7p
51°
40%
8p
51°
36%
9p
50°
64%
10p
49°
32%
11p
48°
10%
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
44°
12%
6a
45°
10%
7a
47°
10%
8a
47°
11%
9a
49°
25%
10a
48°
58%
11a
47°
73%
12p
47°
58%
1p
47°
82%
2p
46°
93%
3p
L 44°H 54°
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    51%
    53°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    59°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    66°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    —
    56°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    67°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    75°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    —
    70°48°
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
42°50°58°6p12a6a12pnow 54°high 54°low 44°PRECIP %
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · backing 143°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 22 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989–992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, 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 →

Maple Heights-Lake Desire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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).

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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.