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Weather in Mineral, Washington

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

Mineral, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
47
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Mineral, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
62%
5p
50°
22%
6p
50°
20%
7p
49°
38%
8p
48°
53%
9p
47°
53%
10p
47°
42%
11p
46°
26%
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
42°
12%
5a
40°
14%
6a
42°
19%
7a
44°
8a
45°
11%
9a
47°
21%
10a
46°
61%
11a
48°
83%
12p
48°
77%
1p
45°
92%
2p
45°
91%
3p
48°
88%
4p
L 40°H 50°
Mineral, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    81%
    50°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    30%
    56°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    57°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    72°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°44°
Mineral, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · backing 52°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 52° from the wnw.
Mineral, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mineral, 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
Mineral, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:58 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mineral, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:33 PM
Moonset
4:23 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mineral, 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 →

Mineral at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (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 Mineral

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.