Weather in Federal Way, Washington
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Federal Way, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:41 AM
49
°
Light Rain
Feels like
44°
Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Federal Way, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
26%
5p
55°
23%
6p
54°
35%
7p
53°
40%
8p
51°
41%
9p
50°
55%
10p
50°
29%
11p
48°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
45°
13%
6a
46°
7a
47°
8a
50°
16%
9a
50°
27%
10a
51°
47%
11a
50°
70%
12p
49°
68%
1p
49°
91%
2p
48°
91%
3p
49°
70%
4p
Federal Way, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain75%55°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—59°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—69°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—78°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°49°
Federal Way, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Federal Way, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
298° · veering 102°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Federal Way, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Federal Way, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Federal Way, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:30 PM
- Moonset
- 4:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Federal Way, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Federal Way 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).