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Weather in Carnation, Washington

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

Carnation, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Carnation, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
32%
5p
55°
35%
6p
55°
34%
7p
53°
37%
8p
54°
31%
9p
53°
44%
10p
52°
41%
11p
51°
19%
12a
49°
11%
1a
49°
13%
2a
50°
3a
49°
11%
4a
49°
10%
5a
48°
11%
6a
49°
14%
7a
49°
22%
8a
51°
12%
9a
52°
25%
10a
50°
60%
11a
51°
68%
12p
50°
58%
1p
49°
76%
2p
49°
79%
3p
50°
62%
4p
L 48°H 58°
Carnation, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    40%
    56°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    61°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    77°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°49°
Carnation, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · backing 111°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 111° from the nne.
Carnation, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Carnation, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Carnation, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carnation, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
4:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Carnation, 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 →

Carnation at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 Carnation

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.