Weather in Colton, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colton, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
45
°
Light Rain
Feels like
33°
Humidity
65%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Colton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
52°
8p
50°
9p
48°
10%
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
45°
7a
47°
8a
50°
9a
50°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
54°
4p
Colton, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow33%48°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain14%56°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle14%61°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—61°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—62°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—70°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—71°48°
Colton, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
312° · veering 159°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Colton, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Colton, 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 05m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colton, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 4:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Colton, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Colton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (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).