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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
L 43°H 54°
Ridgefield, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    67%
    54°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    78°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°47°
Ridgefield, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the wnw.
Ridgefield, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Ridgefield

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.