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Weather in Carson, Washington

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

Carson, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
50
°
Light Rain
Feels like
44°
Humidity
74%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Carson, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
43%
5p
55°
27%
6p
54°
16%
7p
52°
14%
8p
51°
28%
9p
52°
16%
10p
50°
16%
11p
51°
22%
12a
51°
11%
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10%
10a
52°
10%
11a
54°
21%
12p
54°
40%
1p
56°
43%
2p
55°
50%
3p
52°
61%
4p
L 46°H 56°
Carson, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    67%
    53°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    81°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75°49°
Carson, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
251° · backing 17°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 24 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the wsw.
Carson, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Carson, WA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Carson, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carson, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:36 PM
Moonset
4:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Carson, 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 →

Carson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 Carson

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.