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
Colfax, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle40%51°41°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle—59°39°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—63°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—71°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°50°
Colfax, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colfax, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).