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Weather in Mead, Washington

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

Mead, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:34 AM
47
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
72%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Mead, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
5p
61°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
45°
7a
47°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
56°
12p
57°
1p
56°
2p
56°
3p
56°
4p
L 42°H 62°
Mead, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    50°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    11%
    61°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    67°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    66°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°52°
Mead, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 134°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 134° from the ene.
Mead, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.13 inHg
Now
952.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951953
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mead, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Mead, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mead, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 PM
Moonset
4:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mead, 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 →

Mead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Mead

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.