Weather in Elma, Washington
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Elma, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
65%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Elma, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
32%
4p
55°
36%
5p
54°
39%
6p
54°
53%
7p
53°
27%
8p
52°
18%
9p
49°
20%
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
43°
6a
46°
15%
7a
50°
30%
8a
49°
62%
9a
51°
56%
10a
50°
66%
11a
49°
97%
12p
49°
100%
1p
49°
90%
2p
50°
78%
3p
Elma, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle52%56°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—62°40°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—66°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—65°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—75°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°48°
Elma, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elma, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
304° · veering 61°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Elma, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.4 Low
Elma, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:02 PM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
4:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elma, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:06 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elma, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Elma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (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 16, 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).