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Weather in Kittitas, Washington

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

Kittitas, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:36 AM
53
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
42%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Kittitas, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
5p
56°
6p
55°
7p
52°
8p
50°
9p
48°
10p
46°
11p
46°
11%
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
47°
8a
50°
9a
51°
10a
52°
11a
53°
12p
54°
1p
55°
14%
2p
56°
3p
57°
4p
L 42°H 57°
Kittitas, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    57°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    64°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78°50°
Kittitas, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · veering 62°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 14 · pk 31 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kittitas, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kittitas, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.5 Low
Kittitas, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kittitas, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:24 PM
Moonset
4:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kittitas, 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 →

Kittitas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Kittitas

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.