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Weather in South Prairie, Washington

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

South Prairie, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:43 AM
50
°
Rain
Feels like
46°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
South Prairie, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
53%
5p
56°
29%
6p
55°
30%
7p
54°
43%
8p
52°
43%
9p
51°
46%
10p
50°
54%
11p
49°
22%
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
14%
6a
47°
16%
7a
47°
8a
49°
9a
52°
17%
10a
50°
48%
11a
53°
70%
12p
52°
63%
1p
50°
89%
2p
48°
86%
3p
48°
89%
4p
L 44°H 56°
South Prairie, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    73%
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    76°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°47°
South Prairie, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 126°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 126° from the nw.
South Prairie, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
South Prairie, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
South Prairie, 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 08m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
4:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Prairie, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:30 PM
Moonset
4:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
South Prairie, 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 →

South Prairie 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 South Prairie

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.