Weather in Cheney, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cheney, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Cheney, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
40°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
42°
7a
44°
8a
46°
9a
50°
10a
51°
11a
51°
12p
51°
1p
53°
2p
52°
3p
52°
4p
Cheney, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle34%47°38°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—59°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—62°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—72°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°48°
Cheney, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cheney, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
263° · veering 43°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Cheney, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Cheney, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cheney, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 4:08 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cheney, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Cheney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (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).