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Weather in Union Gap, Washington

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

Union Gap, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:34 PM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
36%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Union Gap, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
4p
62°
12%
5p
63°
17%
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
61°
12%
2p
61°
3p
L 42°H 64°
Union Gap, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    62°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    74°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    77°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    83°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    84°61°
Union Gap, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · veering 152°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Union Gap, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Union Gap, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.8 Low
Union Gap, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
4:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Union Gap, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 AM
Moonset
2:53 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Union Gap, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Union Gap at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Gap

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.