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
Rainier, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain52%55°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—61°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—68°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—64°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—77°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°47°
Rainier, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rainier, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).