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Weather in Manchester, Washington

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

Manchester, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Manchester, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
31%
7p
54°
32%
8p
52°
36%
9p
51°
26%
10p
50°
13%
11p
49°
12a
48°
11%
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
44°
14%
6a
47°
13%
7a
49°
11%
8a
51°
27%
9a
51°
24%
10a
50°
40%
11a
51°
53%
12p
51°
61%
1p
50°
80%
2p
51°
58%
3p
52°
48%
4p
52°
48%
5p
51°
43%
6p
L 44°H 55°
Manchester, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    55°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    64°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    80°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    72°47°
Manchester, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · veering 33°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 23 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 33° from the wnw.
Manchester, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Manchester, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
10.2 μg/m³
Ozone
69.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Manchester, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
4:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manchester, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:30 PM
Moonset
4:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Manchester, 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 →

Manchester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Manchester

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.