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Weather in Redmond, Washington

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

Redmond, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Redmond, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
26%
5p
56°
32%
6p
56°
31%
7p
54°
35%
8p
52°
32%
9p
53°
50%
10p
51°
34%
11p
49°
13%
12a
48°
10%
1a
49°
16%
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
12%
5a
47°
12%
6a
48°
13%
7a
50°
17%
8a
51°
14%
9a
52°
26%
10a
50°
50%
11a
51°
69%
12p
51°
48%
1p
50°
74%
2p
51°
71%
3p
51°
46%
4p
L 47°H 59°
Redmond, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    30%
    56°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    62°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    78°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°49°
Redmond, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · backing 171°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 171° from the nw.
Redmond, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 30.09 inHg
Now
1019.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+3.0
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.
Redmond, 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
Redmond, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Redmond, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
4:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Redmond, 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 →

Redmond 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 Redmond

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.