Cathcart, Washington Weather
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Cathcart weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——71°49°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°51°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——78°49°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle20%0.01″66°49°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——77°47°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——74°48°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—70°51°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.85 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 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Cathcart at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cathcart
- Sun71°49°0%
- Mon79°51°0%
- Tue78°49°0%
- Wed66°49°20%
- Thu77°47°3%
- Fri74°48°6%
- Sat70°51°11%
- Sun60°47°7%
- Mon83°53°5%
- Tue83°54°4%
- Wed80°52°8%
- Thu82°51°10%
- Fri83°53°3%
- Sat81°53°11%
- Sun76°51°5%
- Mon79°48°3%
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 Cathcart
- 98296