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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
L 41°H 57°
Colton, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    33%
    48°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    14%
    56°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    61°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    62°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    70°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°48°
Colton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 10 · pk 29 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Colton, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.36 inHg
Now
926.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 925927
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Colton

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.