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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
L 48°H 68°
West Richland, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    63°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    69°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    73°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    75°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    77°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    83°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    86°60°
West Richland, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 12 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
West Richland, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in West Richland

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.