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Weather in Newport, Washington

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

Newport, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
46
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
42°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Newport, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
54°
8p
51°
9p
50°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
40°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
42°
7a
45°
8a
47°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
52°
12p
54°
1p
55°
2p
55°
3p
54°
4p
L 38°H 60°
Newport, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    49°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    61°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    65°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    65°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    74°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    75°46°
Newport, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 178°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Newport, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.75 inHg
Now
939.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937940
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Newport, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Newport, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:06 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
4:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newport, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:03 PM
Moonset
4:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Newport, 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 →

Newport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Newport

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.