Weather in Soap Lake, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Soap Lake, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
24%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Soap Lake, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
5p
62°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
62°
2p
60°
3p
62°
4p
Soap Lake, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle—63°43°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle—69°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—69°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—71°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—74°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—80°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—82°55°
Soap Lake, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Soap Lake, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
321° · veering 166°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Soap Lake, 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
Soap Lake, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:44 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.
Soap Lake, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:18 PM
- Moonset
- 4:15 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Soap Lake, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Soap Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- 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).