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

Rochester, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
65%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Rochester, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
42%
4p
55°
17%
5p
55°
27%
6p
55°
51%
7p
53°
23%
8p
52°
29%
9p
51°
12%
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
50°
12%
8a
51°
38%
9a
51°
44%
10a
51°
55%
11a
51°
77%
12p
53°
96%
1p
50°
96%
2p
50°
79%
3p
L 44°H 55°
Rochester, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    56°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    64°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    67°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    77°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67°44°
Rochester, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
296° · veering 86°
Direction
WNW
296°
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
avg 7 · pk 26
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rochester, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Rochester, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.3 Low
Rochester, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rochester, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
3:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rochester, 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 →

Rochester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Rochester

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.