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Weather in Bothell, Washington

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

Bothell, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
49°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Bothell, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
21%
5p
56°
32%
6p
55°
31%
7p
53°
37%
8p
51°
32%
9p
52°
44%
10p
50°
22%
11p
49°
16%
12a
48°
16%
1a
48°
23%
2a
48°
10%
3a
48°
10%
4a
48°
11%
5a
47°
14%
6a
47°
12%
7a
48°
19%
8a
49°
15%
9a
50°
23%
10a
49°
47%
11a
50°
53%
12p
50°
44%
1p
50°
67%
2p
50°
56%
3p
50°
39%
4p
L 47°H 58°
Bothell, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    42%
    56°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    61°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    75°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°47°
Bothell, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 119°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bothell, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bothell, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
5.6 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Bothell, 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 13m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bothell, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
4:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bothell, 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 →

Bothell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Bothell

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.