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Weather in Packwood, Washington

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

Packwood, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:41 AM
47
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Packwood, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
67%
5p
53°
45%
6p
52°
25%
7p
51°
31%
8p
50°
46%
9p
50°
52%
10p
49°
39%
11p
49°
28%
12a
47°
15%
1a
46°
10%
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
46°
10%
8a
47°
9a
48°
10a
48°
29%
11a
49°
45%
12p
50°
67%
1p
48°
80%
2p
49°
94%
3p
49°
92%
4p
L 43°H 53°
Packwood, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    70%
    52°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    61°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    62°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    57°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    78°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    73°50°
Packwood, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 23°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
avg 7 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Packwood, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Packwood, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Packwood, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
4:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Packwood, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:31 PM
Moonset
4:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Packwood, 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 →

Packwood 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 Packwood

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.