Weather in Ashford, Washington
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Ashford, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
76%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Ashford, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
77%
5p
50°
34%
6p
49°
25%
7p
49°
38%
8p
48°
54%
9p
47°
51%
10p
46°
50%
11p
46°
34%
12a
46°
12%
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
43°
11%
5a
41°
11%
6a
42°
16%
7a
42°
8a
43°
9a
44°
18%
10a
44°
57%
11a
45°
81%
12p
47°
75%
1p
45°
89%
2p
44°
96%
3p
46°
89%
4p
Ashford, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow85%49°38°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%56°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—59°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs—52°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—71°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°48°
Ashford, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ashford, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
303° · backing 32°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Ashford, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Ashford, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashford, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:32 PM
- Moonset
- 4:23 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ashford, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Ashford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (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).