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Weather in Royal City, Washington

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Royal City, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
26%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Royal City, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
4p
64°
5p
61°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
49°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
59°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
61°
3p
L 45°H 65°
Royal City, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    62°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    69°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    72°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    74°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°56°
Royal City, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 44°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
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 11 · pk 26 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Royal City, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Royal City, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.7 Low
Royal City, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Royal City, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Royal City, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Royal City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 Royal City

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.