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Cougar, Washington Weather

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

Cougar, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:12 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
69%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:25 PM
Sunset
2:02 PM
Cougar, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCougar, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 79°
Cougar, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°54°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    83°62°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    73°56°-7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    79°50°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    78°53°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    73°56°-5°
Cougar, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · backing 37°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cougar, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.0995.0995.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cougar, WA
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
28μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Cougar, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.7mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
12:12 UTC · Cougar, 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
12:12 UTC · Cougar, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cougar, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cougar, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cougar, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
10:25 PM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
2:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cougar, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cougar, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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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

  1. Sun79°54°0%
  2. Mon83°62°0%
  3. Tue80°58°0%
  4. Wed73°56°2%
  5. Thu79°50°0%
  6. Fri78°53°1%
  7. Sat73°56°4%
  8. Sun80°51°2%
  9. Mon87°58°2%
  10. Tue88°62°1%
  11. Wed87°58°2%
  12. Thu90°65°10%
  13. Fri89°64°3%
  14. Sat88°62°6%
  15. Sun82°57°3%
  16. 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

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.