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

Waterville, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
38%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Waterville, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
4p
53°
10%
5p
52°
6p
51°
10%
7p
49°
8p
46°
9p
45°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
42°
11%
1a
40°
2a
38°
3a
37°
4a
39°
5a
40°
6a
43°
7a
45°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
50°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
52°
15%
2p
52°
3p
L 37°H 55°
Waterville, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    52°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    11%
    61°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    76°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°50°
Waterville, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · veering 8°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 15
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
avg 15 · pk 27
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Waterville, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
924.4
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.30 inHg
Now
924.4
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 921925
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waterville, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.8 Low
Waterville, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
4:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waterville, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 AM
Moonset
2:55 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Waterville, 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 →

Waterville 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 Waterville

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.