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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
L 39°H 58°
Cheney, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    47°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    59°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    72°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°48°
Cheney, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cheney, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.45 inHg
Now
929.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927930
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Cheney

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.