Custer, Washington Weather
Peak Hummingbird Wars. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Custer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——79°53°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——74°56°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——65°54°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——63°54°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——69°52°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——62°55°-7°
- SundayJul 12Partly Cloudy——67°46°+5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 21.1 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.1 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Peak Hummingbird Wars
Custer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 98240
16-Day Forecast — Custer
- Mon79°53°0%
- Tue74°56°1%
- Wed65°54°9%
- Thu63°54°1%
- Fri69°52°9%
- Sat62°55°6%
- Sun67°46°3%
- Mon71°48°3%
- Tue74°56°6%
- Wed76°61°6%
- Thu73°64°5%
- Fri73°58°6%
- Sat75°56°10%
- Sun67°57°6%
- Mon65°54°3%
- Tue65°49°0%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Custer
- 98248
- 98240