Weather in Anacortes, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Anacortes, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:36 AM
56
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Anacortes, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
20%
5p
54°
37%
6p
53°
27%
7p
51°
46%
8p
49°
46%
9p
49°
29%
10p
48°
31%
11p
47°
46%
12a
47°
17%
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
13%
6a
47°
15%
7a
47°
27%
8a
48°
47%
9a
48°
73%
10a
50°
49%
11a
50°
37%
12p
53°
50%
1p
51°
59%
2p
51°
65%
3p
51°
44%
4p
Anacortes, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle63%56°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%60°45°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—60°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Foggy—61°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—66°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°48°
Anacortes, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Anacortes, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
280° · veering 167°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Anacortes, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Anacortes, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
4:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Anacortes, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:25 PM
- Moonset
- 4:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Anacortes, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Anacortes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (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).