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Weather in Port Townsend, Washington

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

Port Townsend, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
70%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Port Townsend, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
42%
5p
52°
58%
6p
52°
47%
7p
50°
52%
8p
50°
31%
9p
49°
23%
10p
49°
30%
11p
48°
29%
12a
47°
19%
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
45°
4a
46°
13%
5a
47°
19%
6a
47°
28%
7a
48°
28%
8a
48°
35%
9a
50°
40%
10a
51°
31%
11a
53°
34%
12p
53°
40%
1p
50°
57%
2p
50°
70%
3p
51°
59%
4p
L 45°H 54°
Port Townsend, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    59%
    56°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    59°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    60°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°46°
Port Townsend, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · backing 91°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 11 · pk 32 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Port Townsend, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Port Townsend, 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 Townsend, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
4:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Townsend, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:28 PM
Moonset
4:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Port Townsend, 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 Townsend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Townsend

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.