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Weather in Wenatchee, Washington

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

Wenatchee, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
27%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Wenatchee, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
4p
64°
12%
5p
62°
6p
62°
10%
7p
60°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
16%
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
57°
1p
56°
13%
2p
61°
3p
L 48°H 66°
Wenatchee, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    63°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    70°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    71°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    85°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    82°58°
Wenatchee, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
327° · backing 36°
Direction
NNW
327°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
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 12 · pk 33 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wenatchee, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wenatchee, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.8 Low
Wenatchee, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
4:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wenatchee, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
2:55 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wenatchee, 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 →

Wenatchee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Wenatchee

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.