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Weather in Cowiche, Washington

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

Cowiche, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
38%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Cowiche, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12%
5p
57°
16%
6p
57°
10%
7p
54°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
48°
10%
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
52°
10a
53°
11a
53°
12p
51°
10%
1p
53°
14%
2p
56°
3p
58°
4p
L 42°H 58°
Cowiche, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    56°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    65°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    79°51°
Cowiche, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · backing 41°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
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 11 · pk 37 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Cowiche, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.23 inHg
Now
956.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953957
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cowiche, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Cowiche, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cowiche, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
4:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cowiche, 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 →

Cowiche at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (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 Cowiche

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.