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Weather in Ilwaco, Washington

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

Ilwaco, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:34 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
73%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Ilwaco, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
42%
5p
52°
39%
6p
52°
33%
7p
52°
8p
51°
9p
50°
10p
49°
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
51°
22%
8a
51°
31%
9a
49°
42%
10a
49°
61%
11a
49°
97%
12p
49°
90%
1p
50°
56%
2p
51°
76%
3p
51°
65%
4p
L 48°H 52°
Ilwaco, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    47%
    53°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    55°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    56°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    56°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    56°51°
Ilwaco, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · veering 53°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 15 · pk 33 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ilwaco, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1022.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.19 inHg
Now
1022.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Ilwaco, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
14.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.5 Low
Ilwaco, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:07 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
4:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ilwaco, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:42 PM
Moonset
4:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ilwaco, 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 →

Ilwaco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 Ilwaco

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.