Weather in Palouse, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palouse, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:34 AM
42
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
36°
Humidity
91%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Palouse, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
5p
56°
6p
54°
7p
52°
10%
8p
51°
10%
9p
49°
20%
10p
49°
13%
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
52°
12p
53°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
Palouse, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow46%45°38°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle12%56°37°
- MondayMay 18Overcast13%60°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—60°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°48°
Palouse, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Palouse, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
044° · veering 156°
Direction
NE
044°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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
Palouse, 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
Palouse, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palouse, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:10 PM
- Moonset
- 4:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Palouse, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Palouse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°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).