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
Port Townsend, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast59%56°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—62°45°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—59°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—60°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°46°
Port Townsend, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Port Townsend, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).