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Weather in East Wenatchee, Washington

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

East Wenatchee, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
29%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
East Wenatchee, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10%
5p
62°
6p
61°
10%
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
14%
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
59°
1p
56°
13%
2p
57°
3p
61°
4p
L 46°H 64°
East Wenatchee, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    63°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    71°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    74°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    84°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    82°54°
East Wenatchee, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · backing 37°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 28 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
East Wenatchee, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Wenatchee, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
East Wenatchee, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Wenatchee, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:21 PM
Moonset
4:19 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
East Wenatchee, 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 →

East Wenatchee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 East Wenatchee

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.