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Weather in Port Ludlow, Washington

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

Port Ludlow, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:41 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Port Ludlow, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
39%
5p
56°
48%
6p
54°
43%
7p
53°
34%
8p
51°
24%
9p
50°
17%
10p
50°
18%
11p
50°
26%
12a
49°
21%
1a
49°
13%
2a
47°
3a
46°
15%
4a
47°
19%
5a
47°
19%
6a
47°
22%
7a
48°
21%
8a
49°
29%
9a
52°
26%
10a
53°
20%
11a
54°
35%
12p
54°
38%
1p
55°
45%
2p
52°
53%
3p
52°
62%
4p
L 46°H 59°
Port Ludlow, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    55%
    54°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    74°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°46°
Port Ludlow, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 167°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 167° from the wsw.
Port Ludlow, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+3.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Port Ludlow, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
2.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.0 Low
Port Ludlow, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:55 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
4:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Ludlow, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:28 PM
Moonset
4:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Port Ludlow, 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 →

Port Ludlow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Port Ludlow

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.