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Weather in Roy, Washington

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

Roy, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
68%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Roy, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
56%
4p
56°
19%
5p
55°
17%
6p
54°
33%
7p
53°
37%
8p
52°
37%
9p
50°
38%
10p
49°
23%
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
48°
8a
50°
19%
9a
51°
30%
10a
51°
55%
11a
51°
70%
12p
52°
74%
1p
50°
95%
2p
48°
94%
3p
L 45°H 56°
Roy, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    66%
    56°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    80°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°48°
Roy, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 69°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Roy, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.1
-1.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.1
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Roy, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.1 Low
Roy, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Roy, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Roy, 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 →

Roy 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 Roy

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.