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Weather in Kelso, Washington

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

Kelso, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
75%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Kelso, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
29%
5p
55°
16%
6p
54°
30%
7p
53°
24%
8p
54°
21%
9p
53°
21%
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
51°
9a
51°
28%
10a
52°
66%
11a
51°
88%
12p
50°
86%
1p
51°
74%
2p
51°
71%
3p
51°
58%
4p
L 47°H 55°
Kelso, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    63%
    55°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    64°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    78°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°45°
Kelso, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · veering 135°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 135° from the nw.
Kelso, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1022.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 30.19 inHg
Now
1022.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10211023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Kelso, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Kelso, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:03 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
4:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kelso, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:39 PM
Moonset
4:23 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kelso, 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 →

Kelso at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 Kelso

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.