Elk Plain, Washington Weather
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Elk Plain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——75°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°53°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°49°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——72°53°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——78°45°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——76°50°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——72°52°-4°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Elk Plain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Elk Plain
- Sun75°54°0%
- Mon84°53°0%
- Tue79°49°0%
- Wed72°53°9%
- Thu78°45°1%
- Fri76°50°3%
- Sat72°52°7%
- Sun74°49°4%
- Mon85°57°4%
- Tue87°57°2%
- Wed85°54°2%
- Thu87°55°10%
- Fri89°56°3%
- Sat88°54°6%
- Sun80°53°3%
- Mon78°49°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 Elk Plain
- 98387
- 98338