Fall · September 8, 2026

Seattle, Washington

Pacific Maritime·Hardiness zone 9a

Right now

20°C / 67°F

Clear · wind 10 km/h · 71% RH

Soil (6 cm)

17°C / 63°F

Most seeds germinate

Hardiness zone

9a

est. from 10-yr extreme low -6°C

Frost window

Mar 21 – Nov 24

~248 frost-free days · first frost in ~77 days

Sun

06:37 – 19:35

sunrise – sunset today

Moon

Waning Crescent

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7-day forecast

America/Los_Angeles

Tue

Partly cloudy

22° / 11°

dry

Wed

Overcast

25° / 12°

dry

Thu

Overcast

19° / 13°

dry

Fri

Overcast

18° / 12°

dry

Sat

Overcast

19° / 12°

dry

Sun

Overcast

20° / 13°

dry

Mon

Partly cloudy

24° / 10°

dry

This week

AI field guide · refreshed weekly

Seattle Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Sept 8–14). Seattle-Area Fishing: Early Fall Coho & Chinook Run. Seattle Foraging: Early Fall Harvest.

Gardening

Seattle Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Sept 8–14)

Sow & harvest now

  • Spinach (Bloomsdale, Space or Tyee)
  • Arugula (Roquette)
  • Mâche (Corn Salad)
  • Radish (Cherry Belle, French Breakfast)
Open the gardening guide →

Fishing

Seattle-Area Fishing: Early Fall Coho & Chinook Run

What's biting

  • Coho Salmon
  • Chinook Salmon
  • Cutthroat Trout
  • Largemouth Bass
Open the fishing guide →

Foraging

Seattle Foraging: Early Fall Harvest

In season now

  • Blackcap Raspberry
  • Pacific Crabapple
  • Miner's Lettuce
  • Stinging Nettle
Open the foraging guide →

Your ecological region

Pacific Maritime

Temperate rainforest from Alaska to Oregon: mild wet winters, dry summers and the richest mushroom country on the continent.

Regional guide →

Your hardiness zone

Zone 9a

Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -6°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.

Zone guide →

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