Weather in Ridgefield, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgefield, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
71%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Ridgefield, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
43%
5p
53°
16%
6p
54°
11%
7p
53°
8p
53°
11%
9p
52°
10%
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
49°
9a
51°
10a
52°
38%
11a
51°
54%
12p
53°
57%
1p
50°
56%
2p
53°
43%
3p
54°
34%
4p
Ridgefield, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow67%54°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—62°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—68°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—65°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—72°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—78°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°47°
Ridgefield, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ridgefield, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 55°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Ridgefield, 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
Ridgefield, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
4:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgefield, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:39 PM
- Moonset
- 4:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ridgefield, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Ridgefield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (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).