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Weather in Colfax, Washington

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

Colfax, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Colfax, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
53°
12%
9p
51°
10p
50°
11%
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
47°
8a
50°
9a
51°
10a
52°
11a
53°
12p
54°
1p
54°
2p
55°
3p
55°
4p
L 42°H 58°
Colfax, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    40%
    51°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    59°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    63°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°50°
Colfax, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · backing 119°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 119° from the ese.
Colfax, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.94 inHg
Now
946.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945947
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colfax, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Colfax, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:38 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colfax, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
4:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Colfax, 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 →

Colfax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Colfax

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.