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Weather in Riverside, Washington

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

Riverside, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
46%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Riverside, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
61°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
48°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
63°
15%
2p
58°
3p
59°
4p
L 43°H 66°
Riverside, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    23%
    61°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    71°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    80°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°54°
Riverside, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
038° · veering 11°
Direction
NE
038°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the ne.
Riverside, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riverside, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Riverside, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
4:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riverside, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
4:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Riverside, 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 →

Riverside at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Riverside

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.