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Weather in Rainier, Washington

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

Rainier, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
52
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
44°
Humidity
70%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Rainier, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
20%
5p
54°
18%
6p
53°
36%
7p
52°
37%
8p
51°
40%
9p
50°
36%
10p
50°
19%
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
48°
8a
49°
21%
9a
50°
34%
10a
50°
60%
11a
50°
74%
12p
51°
84%
1p
49°
98%
2p
48°
95%
3p
51°
82%
4p
L 45°H 54°
Rainier, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    52%
    55°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    77°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°47°
Rainier, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 52°
Direction
W
270°
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
avg 8 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rainier, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Rainier, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Rainier, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rainier, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:34 PM
Moonset
4:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rainier, 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 →

Rainier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Rainier

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.