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Weather in Black Diamond, Washington

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black Diamond, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
49
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
45°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Black Diamond, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
47%
5p
54°
33%
6p
53°
34%
7p
52°
44%
8p
51°
37%
9p
50°
57%
10p
50°
51%
11p
48°
17%
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
45°
13%
6a
46°
11%
7a
47°
8a
48°
9a
50°
22%
10a
48°
55%
11a
48°
79%
12p
50°
65%
1p
50°
87%
2p
46°
87%
3p
48°
88%
4p
L 45°H 54°
Black Diamond, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    66%
    55°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    60°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°47°
Black Diamond, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 23 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Black Diamond, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Black Diamond, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Black Diamond, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:55 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black Diamond, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:29 PM
Moonset
4:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Black Diamond, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black Diamond at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 17, 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 Black Diamond

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.