Weather in Black Diamond, Washington
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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
Black Diamond, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain66%55°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—60°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—66°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—60°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—69°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—75°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—71°47°
Black Diamond, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Black Diamond, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).