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Weather in Pacific Beach, Washington

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

Pacific Beach, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:31 AM
53
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
73%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Pacific Beach, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
73%
5p
51°
59%
6p
51°
42%
7p
51°
10%
8p
49°
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
47°
20%
6a
48°
28%
7a
50°
58%
8a
48°
75%
9a
49°
79%
10a
47°
88%
11a
48°
77%
12p
49°
68%
1p
49°
59%
2p
51°
58%
3p
51°
47%
4p
L 47°H 52°
Pacific Beach, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    50%
    53°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    55°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    59°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    57°49°
Pacific Beach, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
327° · veering 72°
Direction
NNW
327°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 30 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Pacific Beach, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+4.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Pacific Beach, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Pacific Beach, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
4:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pacific Beach, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:38 PM
Moonset
4:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pacific Beach, 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 →

Pacific Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 Pacific Beach

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.