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Weather in Lynden, Washington

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

Lynden, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Lynden, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
13%
5p
57°
23%
6p
55°
26%
7p
54°
33%
8p
52°
37%
9p
52°
44%
10p
50°
50%
11p
49°
35%
12a
49°
27%
1a
48°
10%
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
47°
11%
6a
49°
11%
7a
49°
16%
8a
50°
31%
9a
49°
57%
10a
47°
66%
11a
48°
49%
12p
48°
53%
1p
50°
58%
2p
48°
75%
3p
51°
69%
4p
L 46°H 58°
Lynden, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    54%
    56°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    63°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    15%
    62°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    71°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°46°
Lynden, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 14°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the w.
Lynden, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Lynden, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.2 Low
Lynden, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
4:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lynden, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:21 PM
Moonset
4:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lynden, 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 →

Lynden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 9 (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 Lynden

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.