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Weather in Prairie Ridge, Washington

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

Prairie Ridge, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
48
°
Heavy Snow
Feels like
40°
Humidity
76%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Prairie Ridge, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
60%
4p
55°
49%
5p
54°
24%
6p
54°
29%
7p
52°
42%
8p
51°
43%
9p
49°
46%
10p
49°
51%
11p
48°
17%
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
13%
6a
46°
13%
7a
47°
8a
48°
9a
51°
17%
10a
49°
47%
11a
51°
72%
12p
50°
65%
1p
49°
90%
2p
47°
86%
3p
L 43°H 55°
Prairie Ridge, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    71%
    56°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    60°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°45°
Prairie Ridge, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
355° · veering 141°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 141° from the n.
Prairie Ridge, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.5
-2.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.5
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Prairie Ridge, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Prairie Ridge, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prairie Ridge, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
3:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Prairie Ridge, 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 →

Prairie Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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).

ZIP codes in Prairie Ridge

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.