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Weather in Orting, Washington

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

Orting, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:36 AM
50
°
Light Rain
Feels like
44°
Humidity
78%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Orting, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
48%
5p
56°
20%
6p
56°
30%
7p
55°
40%
8p
54°
43%
9p
52°
47%
10p
51°
47%
11p
50°
13%
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
46°
14%
6a
48°
10%
7a
49°
8a
51°
9a
53°
18%
10a
52°
49%
11a
54°
73%
12p
52°
68%
1p
53°
91%
2p
49°
88%
3p
49°
88%
4p
L 45°H 56°
Orting, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    56°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    77°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°48°
Orting, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · veering 177°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 177° from the n.
Orting, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Orting, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
69.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Orting, 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 08m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orting, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:31 PM
Moonset
4:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Orting, 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 →

Orting at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 Orting

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.