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Weather in Methow, Washington

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

Methow, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
27%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Methow, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
4p
63°
5p
60°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
53°
12%
10p
52°
12%
11p
51°
13%
12a
50°
12%
1a
48°
10%
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
48°
7a
52°
10%
8a
55°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
61°
14%
1p
60°
16%
2p
58°
10%
3p
L 44°H 66°
Methow, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    61°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    10%
    66°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    74°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°57°
Methow, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · backing 40°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 12 · pk 26 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Methow, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.79 inHg
Now
974.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Methow, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.7 Low
Methow, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
4:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Methow, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 AM
Moonset
2:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Methow, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Methow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Methow

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.