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Weather in Clarkston, Washington

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

Clarkston, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:36 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
43%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Clarkston, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
59°
12%
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
64°
4p
L 49°H 68°
Clarkston, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    38%
    60°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    66°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    68°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    79°50°
Clarkston, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 52°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 31 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 52° from the w.
Clarkston, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clarkston, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Clarkston, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clarkston, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:13 PM
Moonset
4:01 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Clarkston, 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 →

Clarkston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 Clarkston

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.