Weather in North Fort Lewis, Washington
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North Fort Lewis, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
67%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
North Fort Lewis, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
46%
4p
56°
19%
5p
55°
17%
6p
55°
33%
7p
54°
39%
8p
52°
46%
9p
51°
33%
10p
49°
24%
11p
48°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
49°
8a
51°
23%
9a
52°
28%
10a
48°
52%
11a
51°
71%
12p
50°
80%
1p
51°
95%
2p
49°
90%
3p
North Fort Lewis, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain61%58°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—62°40°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—71°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—66°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—80°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°48°
North Fort Lewis, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
North Fort Lewis, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
331° · veering 129°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
North Fort Lewis, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
North Fort Lewis, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Fort Lewis, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 3:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
North Fort Lewis, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
North Fort Lewis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (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).