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Weather in Skykomish, Washington

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

Skykomish, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Skykomish, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
35%
4p
54°
45%
5p
53°
39%
6p
52°
38%
7p
51°
46%
8p
50°
37%
9p
49°
30%
10p
49°
54%
11p
48°
47%
12a
48°
23%
1a
45°
12%
2a
45°
14%
3a
45°
21%
4a
45°
20%
5a
45°
20%
6a
46°
22%
7a
47°
26%
8a
48°
18%
9a
49°
24%
10a
49°
46%
11a
48°
70%
12p
49°
74%
1p
49°
77%
2p
49°
87%
3p
L 45°H 55°
Skykomish, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    71%
    52°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    58°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    60°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°52°
Skykomish, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 170°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 170° from the wnw.
Skykomish, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Skykomish, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Skykomish, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Skykomish, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
3:01 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Skykomish, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Skykomish at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 Skykomish

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.