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Weather in North Yelm, Washington

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

North Yelm, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
65%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
North Yelm, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
56%
4p
55°
19%
5p
55°
18%
6p
54°
33%
7p
53°
38%
8p
52°
36%
9p
51°
37%
10p
50°
22%
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
48°
8a
50°
20%
9a
51°
30%
10a
52°
55%
11a
52°
70%
12p
52°
78%
1p
50°
96%
2p
48°
94%
3p
L 45°H 56°
North Yelm, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    56°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    66°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    78°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°46°
North Yelm, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 67°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 23 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 67° from the wnw.
North Yelm, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
-1.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
North Yelm, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.3 Low
North Yelm, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Yelm, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
North Yelm, 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 →

North Yelm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 North Yelm

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.