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Weather in Walla Walla, Washington

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

Walla Walla, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:34 AM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
46°
Humidity
43%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Walla Walla, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
62°
4p
L 48°H 66°
Walla Walla, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    59°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    65°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    80°56°
Walla Walla, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · backing 27°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the ssw.
Walla Walla, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Walla Walla, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Walla Walla, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walla Walla, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:20 PM
Moonset
4:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Walla Walla, 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 →

Walla Walla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 Walla Walla

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.