Weather in Marietta-Alderwood, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
64%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11%
4p
57°
14%
5p
56°
24%
6p
54°
21%
7p
52°
36%
8p
52°
52%
9p
50°
41%
10p
50°
42%
11p
49°
42%
12a
49°
16%
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
49°
15%
8a
50°
36%
9a
48°
64%
10a
48°
65%
11a
48°
48%
12p
50°
49%
1p
50°
56%
2p
49°
80%
3p
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain60%56°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%60°48°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—58°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—60°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Foggy—57°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—62°49°
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
201° · steady
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
4:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:46 AM
- Moonset
- 3:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Marietta-Alderwood, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Marietta-Alderwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (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).