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Weather in Vantage, Washington

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

Vantage, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
29%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Vantage, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
5p
60°
6p
60°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
63°
3p
66°
4p
L 47°H 66°
Vantage, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    64°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    72°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    72°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    75°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    83°55°
Vantage, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · veering 175°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 16
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 16 · pk 34 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Vantage, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vantage, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.6 Low
Vantage, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vantage, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:22 PM
Moonset
4:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Vantage, 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 →

Vantage at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 Vantage

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.