Ames Lake, Washington Weather
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Ames Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——73°52°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°53°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°51°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle19%0.01″66°51°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——78°46°+12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——74°50°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—72°50°-2°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Ames Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ames Lake
- Sun73°52°0%
- Mon83°53°0%
- Tue81°51°0%
- Wed66°51°19%
- Thu78°46°6%
- Fri74°50°3%
- Sat72°50°11%
- Sun64°48°5%
- Mon84°55°5%
- Tue88°55°4%
- Wed83°54°2%
- Thu86°53°6%
- Fri89°56°7%
- Sat86°55°5%
- Sun79°52°3%
- Mon81°50°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Ames Lake
- 98014
- 98053