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Weather in Parker, Washington

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

Parker, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:33 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
31%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Parker, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12%
5p
64°
18%
6p
63°
11%
7p
60°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
62°
12%
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
L 43°H 64°
Parker, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    62°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    71°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    83°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    82°55°
Parker, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · backing 114°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Parker, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Parker, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Parker, 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 04m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parker, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 PM
Moonset
4:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Parker, 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 →

Parker at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Parker

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.