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Birch Bay, Washington Weather

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Birch Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Birch Bay, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:26 PM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
56%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
10:13 PM
Sunset
2:17 PM
Birch Bay, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBirch Bay, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 67°
Birch Bay, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    67°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    69°55°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    71°56°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    66°54°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    28%
    0.11″
    64°55°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    67°53°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    69°50°+2°
Birch Bay, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 37°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Birch Bay, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.12 inHg
Now
1019.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181021
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1020.81017.91020.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Birch Bay, WA
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0
Birch Bay, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.3mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:26 UTC · Birch Bay, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:26 UTC · Birch Bay, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Birch Bay, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Birch Bay, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Birch Bay, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:32 AM
Sunrise
10:13 PM
Daylight
16h 04m
Sunset
2:17 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Birch Bay, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Birch Bay, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Birch Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Birch Bay

  1. Sat67°54°1%
  2. Sun69°55°0%
  3. Mon71°56°0%
  4. Tue66°54°1%
  5. Wed64°55°28%
  6. Thu67°53°1%
  7. Fri69°50°6%
  8. Sat70°55°13%
  9. Sun72°56°7%
  10. Mon73°56°7%
  11. Tue68°57°6%
  12. Wed69°52°6%
  13. Thu74°54°3%
  14. Fri75°57°3%
  15. Sat77°57°0%
  16. Sun72°58°0%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 Birch Bay

  • 98230

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.