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

Monroe, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
62%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Monroe, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
31%
4p
60°
25%
5p
57°
38%
6p
56°
36%
7p
55°
40%
8p
53°
36%
9p
53°
40%
10p
52°
31%
11p
52°
24%
12a
49°
22%
1a
50°
32%
2a
49°
27%
3a
48°
30%
4a
49°
24%
5a
49°
16%
6a
49°
17%
7a
49°
29%
8a
50°
16%
9a
51°
25%
10a
51°
47%
11a
52°
58%
12p
52°
44%
1p
49°
63%
2p
50°
63%
3p
L 48°H 60°
Monroe, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    66%
    56°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    26%
    61°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    64°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    74°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°49°
Monroe, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · backing 96°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 20 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 96° from the nnw.
Monroe, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 30.08 inHg
Now
1018.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+2.7
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.
Monroe, 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
Monroe, 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 13m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monroe, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 AM
Moonset
3:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Monroe, 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 →

Monroe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Monroe

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.