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Weather in Rock Island, Washington

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

Rock Island, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
27%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Rock Island, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
4p
64°
5p
62°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
50°
10%
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
61°
13%
2p
60°
3p
L 45°H 65°
Rock Island, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    63°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    11%
    72°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    82°54°
Rock Island, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · backing 27°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 12 · pk 27 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Rock Island, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rock Island, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.9 Low
Rock Island, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock Island, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
2:54 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rock Island, 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 →

Rock Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Rock Island

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.