Weather in Yelm, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Yelm, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
54
°
Drizzle
Feels like
49°
Humidity
70%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Yelm, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
20%
5p
54°
18%
6p
54°
33%
7p
53°
37%
8p
52°
36%
9p
50°
37%
10p
50°
21%
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
48°
8a
50°
20%
9a
51°
30%
10a
51°
55%
11a
52°
71%
12p
52°
79%
1p
50°
96%
2p
48°
94%
3p
50°
81%
4p
Yelm, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow56%55°44°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle—61°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—68°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—64°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—78°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°48°
Yelm, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Yelm, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
292° · veering 77°
Direction
WNW
292°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Yelm, 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
Yelm, 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.
Yelm, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:33 PM
- Moonset
- 4:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Yelm, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Yelm at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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 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).