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Elma, Washington Weather

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

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

Elma, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:14 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:25 PM
Sunset
2:11 PM
Elma, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElma, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 48°H 79°
Elma, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°48°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°49°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    0.02″
    74°47°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    70°50°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    73°46°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    73°49°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    75°48°+2°
Elma, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 32°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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 7 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the wsw.
Elma, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.06 inHg
Now
1017.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.11017.01017.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Elma, WA
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 18 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 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 2.5DRIVERGood
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
23μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Elma, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
10:14 UTC · Elma, 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
10:14 UTC · Elma, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elma, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elma, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elma, 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 46m
Sunset
2:11 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elma, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elma, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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: 98541

15-Day Forecast — Elma

  1. Sun79°48°0%
  2. Mon76°49°0%
  3. Tue74°47°2%
  4. Wed70°50°23%
  5. Thu73°46°1%
  6. Fri73°49°7%
  7. Sat75°48°7%
  8. Sun75°46°5%
  9. Mon82°44°4%
  10. Tue85°45°3%
  11. Wed91°53°1%
  12. Thu91°53°3%
  13. Fri80°53°6%
  14. Sat78°51°10%
  15. Sun90°50°0%

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 Elma

  • 98541

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.