Carnation, Washington Weather
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Carnation weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——69°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——73°50°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°52°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°53°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle23%0.06″63°57°-21°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—76°53°+13°
- FridayJul 10Clear——82°50°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Carnation at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 98014
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 Carnation
- 98014