Weather in Custer, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Custer, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:36 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
55%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Custer, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
14%
5p
56°
22%
6p
55°
25%
7p
53°
33%
8p
51°
31%
9p
51°
39%
10p
50°
40%
11p
50°
28%
12a
49°
12%
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
50°
14%
8a
51°
32%
9a
49°
57%
10a
49°
56%
11a
50°
47%
12p
49°
56%
1p
50°
65%
2p
51°
77%
3p
53°
53%
4p
Custer, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Snow52%57°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—61°43°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—58°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—60°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—62°47°
Custer, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Custer, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 72°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Custer, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Custer, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
4:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Custer, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:22 PM
- Moonset
- 4:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Custer, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Custer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (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).