Weather in Steptoe, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steptoe, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
45
°
Rain
Feels like
33°
Humidity
68%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Steptoe, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
4p
57°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
50°
13%
10p
48°
10%
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
50°
11a
52°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
Steptoe, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle41%48°38°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle—58°37°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%61°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—60°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—71°49°
Steptoe, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Steptoe, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
315° · veering 101°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Steptoe, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Steptoe, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
3:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Steptoe, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 2:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Steptoe, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Steptoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°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).