Weather in Orient, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orient, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
45
°
Heavy Snow
Feels like
36°
Humidity
68%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Orient, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
5p
62°
10%
6p
57°
16%
7p
55°
8p
52°
9p
50°
10p
47°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
43°
7a
45°
8a
49°
9a
52°
10a
55°
11a
55°
12%
12p
57°
35%
1p
59°
37%
2p
56°
15%
3p
57°
20%
4p
Orient, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow41%57°40°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%66°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast22%73°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle22%67°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—75°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast23%80°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—79°51°
Orient, WA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Orient, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
332° · backing 69°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Orient, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Orient, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orient, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 4:18 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Orient, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Orient at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (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).