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Weather in Ephrata, Washington

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ephrata, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
61
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
49°
Humidity
22%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Ephrata, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
5p
62°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
62°
4p
L 42°H 63°
Ephrata, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    63°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    68°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    80°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°55°
Ephrata, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 55°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Ephrata, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
969.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ephrata, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.5 Low
Ephrata, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ephrata, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
4:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ephrata, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ephrata at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Ephrata

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.