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Weather in Pacific, Washington

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

Pacific, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:33 AM
50
°
Rain
Feels like
45°
Humidity
81%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Pacific, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
32%
5p
56°
25%
6p
56°
32%
7p
55°
40%
8p
53°
42%
9p
51°
51%
10p
51°
37%
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
13%
6a
47°
7a
49°
8a
51°
13%
9a
53°
22%
10a
52°
51%
11a
53°
73%
12p
51°
60%
1p
51°
88%
2p
49°
90%
3p
50°
77%
4p
L 46°H 58°
Pacific, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    75%
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    78°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°49°
Pacific, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
357° · veering 144°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
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.
Pacific, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 30.09 inHg
Now
1018.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Pacific, 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
Pacific, 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 08m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pacific, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:30 PM
Moonset
4:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pacific, 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 →

Pacific at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Pacific

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.