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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
L 41°H 56°
Palouse, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    46%
    45°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    12%
    56°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    60°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°48°
Palouse, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 10 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 156° from the ne.
Palouse, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.45 inHg
Now
929.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928931
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Palouse

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.