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Weather in Riverbend, Washington

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

Riverbend, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
73%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Riverbend, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
37%
4p
56°
52%
5p
53°
40%
6p
54°
42%
7p
53°
52%
8p
52°
37%
9p
50°
51%
10p
50°
55%
11p
50°
40%
12a
49°
13%
1a
48°
12%
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
45°
12%
6a
47°
14%
7a
49°
20%
8a
50°
9a
51°
28%
10a
50°
64%
11a
48°
74%
12p
50°
71%
1p
49°
80%
2p
48°
93%
3p
L 45°H 56°
Riverbend, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    56%
    53°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    59°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    75°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    69°51°
Riverbend, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · backing 162°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
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 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riverbend, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Riverbend, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Riverbend, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
4:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riverbend, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
3:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Riverbend, 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 →

Riverbend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Riverbend

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.