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Ellensburg, Washington Weather

Fireweed Ignites. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ellensburg, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:25 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
51%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
10:14 PM
Sunset
1:59 PM
Ellensburg, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEllensburg, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 86°
Ellensburg, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°56°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°56°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°58°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    76°57°-16°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    81°50°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    86°50°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    97°54°+11°
Ellensburg, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
337° · veering 8°
Direction
NNW
337°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 19
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
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 19 · pk 39 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 263SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ellensburg, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958961
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.1957.7959.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ellensburg, WA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Ellensburg, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.2mi
UNLIMITED
157 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
10:25 UTC · Ellensburg, 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
10:25 UTC · Ellensburg, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ellensburg, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ellensburg, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ellensburg, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:35 AM
Sunrise
10:14 PM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
1:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ellensburg, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ellensburg, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellensburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

ZIP code: 98926

15-Day Forecast — Ellensburg

  1. Sun86°56°0%
  2. Mon90°56°0%
  3. Tue92°58°0%
  4. Wed76°57°0%
  5. Thu81°50°0%
  6. Fri86°50°0%
  7. Sat97°54°1%
  8. Sun85°59°1%
  9. Mon96°51°2%
  10. Tue98°57°3%
  11. Wed103°60°3%
  12. Thu104°65°6%
  13. Fri97°67°2%
  14. Sat87°56°0%
  15. Sun95°58°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 Ellensburg

  • 98926

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.