Weather in West Richland, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Richland, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:36 PM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
28%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
West Richland, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
4p
68°
5p
65°
6p
61°
7p
60°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
West Richland, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%63°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle—69°46°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—75°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—83°55°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—86°60°
West Richland, WA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
West Richland, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
326° · veering 78°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Richland, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.9 Low
West Richland, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
4:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Richland, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:44 AM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
West Richland, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
West Richland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 24 (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).