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Weather in Union, Washington

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

Union, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
53
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
47°
Humidity
71%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Union, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
30%
4p
56°
27%
5p
52°
37%
6p
54°
44%
7p
53°
43%
8p
51°
28%
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
46°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
46°
11%
7a
48°
22%
8a
47°
51%
9a
48°
46%
10a
50°
57%
11a
49°
78%
12p
49°
97%
1p
49°
77%
2p
49°
76%
3p
L 44°H 56°
Union, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    54%
    59°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    79°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°45°
Union, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · backing 172°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 22 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 172° from the ene.
Union, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Union, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Union, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
4:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Union, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
3:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Union, 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 →

Union at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Union

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.