Cougar, Washington Weather
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Cougar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——79°54°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——83°62°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——73°56°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——79°50°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°53°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——73°56°-5°
AQI 18 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.89 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Cougar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 98616
16-Day Forecast — Cougar
- Sun79°54°0%
- Mon83°62°0%
- Tue80°58°0%
- Wed73°56°2%
- Thu79°50°0%
- Fri78°53°1%
- Sat73°56°4%
- Sun80°51°2%
- Mon87°58°2%
- Tue88°62°1%
- Wed87°58°2%
- Thu90°65°10%
- Fri89°64°3%
- Sat88°62°6%
- Sun82°57°3%
- Mon79°53°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 Cougar
- 98616