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Weather in Markham, Washington

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

Markham, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:34 PM
53
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
44°
Humidity
67%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Markham, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
43%
4p
53°
40%
5p
52°
61%
6p
51°
37%
7p
51°
14%
8p
51°
9p
50°
10p
49°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
11%
6a
49°
20%
7a
49°
37%
8a
49°
76%
9a
50°
72%
10a
48°
88%
11a
49°
98%
12p
49°
78%
1p
49°
70%
2p
50°
60%
3p
L 48°H 53°
Markham, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    53°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    57°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    57°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    56°51°
Markham, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 35°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 13
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 13 · pk 26 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Markham, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Markham, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.8 Low
Markham, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
4:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Markham, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 AM
Moonset
3:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Markham, 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 →

Markham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Markham

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.