Weather in Rochester, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rochester, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
64%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Rochester, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
17%
5p
55°
27%
6p
55°
51%
7p
53°
23%
8p
52°
29%
9p
51°
12%
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
50°
12%
8a
51°
38%
9a
51°
44%
10a
51°
55%
11a
51°
77%
12p
53°
96%
1p
50°
96%
2p
50°
79%
3p
52°
73%
4p
Rochester, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle48%56°44°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle—64°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—67°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—65°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—76°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°44°
Rochester, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rochester, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
308° · veering 80°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Rochester, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Rochester, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rochester, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:36 PM
- Moonset
- 4:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rochester, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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).