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Weather in Oak Harbor, Washington

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

Oak Harbor, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
65%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Oak Harbor, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
28%
5p
54°
43%
6p
52°
47%
7p
52°
47%
8p
50°
39%
9p
49°
22%
10p
49°
33%
11p
49°
50%
12a
47°
19%
1a
47°
11%
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
46°
17%
6a
46°
20%
7a
48°
32%
8a
48°
40%
9a
49°
55%
10a
50°
41%
11a
53°
32%
12p
53°
40%
1p
52°
58%
2p
52°
67%
3p
52°
41%
4p
L 45°H 55°
Oak Harbor, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    65%
    56°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    57°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    57°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    63°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°49°
Oak Harbor, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · backing 55°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
avg 6 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 55° from the nw.
Oak Harbor, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Oak Harbor, 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
Oak Harbor, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
4:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Harbor, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:26 PM
Moonset
4:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oak Harbor, 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 →

Oak Harbor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Oak Harbor

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.