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Weather in Starbuck, Washington

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

Starbuck, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
32%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Starbuck, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
5p
66°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
62°
3p
62°
4p
L 49°H 66°
Starbuck, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    61°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    67°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    71°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    80°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°57°
Starbuck, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · veering 56°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 14
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
avg 14 · pk 28 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Starbuck, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Starbuck, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Starbuck, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Starbuck, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
4:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Starbuck, 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 →

Starbuck at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Starbuck

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.