Weather in Ritzville, Washington
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ritzville, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
51
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
40°
Humidity
41%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Ritzville, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
5p
59°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
54°
10a
54°
11a
54°
12p
56°
1p
56°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
Ritzville, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle13%55°40°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—64°38°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—66°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—69°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—75°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—76°55°
Ritzville, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ritzville, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
345° · veering 93°
Direction
NNW
345°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Ritzville, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Ritzville, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
4:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ritzville, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:14 PM
- Moonset
- 4:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ritzville, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Ritzville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (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).