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
Mead, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle40%50°40°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle11%61°38°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%67°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—66°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—75°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—77°52°
Mead, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mead, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).