Chelan, Washington Weather
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Chelan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°61°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——95°67°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°56°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——88°52°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——90°51°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°55°+5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Chelan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 98816
15-Day Forecast — Chelan
- Sun88°61°0%
- Mon95°67°0%
- Tue96°59°0%
- Wed83°56°2%
- Thu88°52°0%
- Fri90°51°0%
- Sat95°55°1%
- Sun90°61°0%
- Mon97°52°1%
- Tue101°57°5%
- Wed106°61°1%
- Thu108°65°3%
- Fri101°67°3%
- Sat95°59°0%
- Sun95°57°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 Chelan
- 98816