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Fairchild AFB, Washington Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fairchild AFB, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 9:10 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
36%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
9:59 PM
Sunset
1:50 PM
Fairchild AFB, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairchild AFB, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 82°
Fairchild AFB, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°53°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°58°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°60°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    81°59°-11°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    80°52°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    84°56°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    81°57°-3°
Fairchild AFB, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 9°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 159SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairchild AFB, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.3
+3.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.50 inHg
Now
931.3
mb
3h
+3.1
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928932
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW932.3927.7931.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fairchild AFB, WA
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-14 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 10 PM

AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 18
Fairchild AFB, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
16:10 UTC · Fairchild AFB, 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
16:10 UTC · Fairchild AFB, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairchild AFB, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairchild AFB, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairchild AFB, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:20 AM
Sunrise
9:59 PM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
1:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairchild AFB, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairchild AFB, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairchild AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fairchild AFB

  1. Sun82°53°0%
  2. Mon87°58°0%
  3. Tue92°60°0%
  4. Wed81°59°1%
  5. Thu80°52°0%
  6. Fri84°56°0%
  7. Sat81°57°0%
  8. Sun84°52°1%
  9. Mon87°59°1%
  10. Tue96°66°3%
  11. Wed94°62°1%
  12. Thu84°64°3%
  13. Fri92°62°6%
  14. Sat95°65°0%
  15. Sun90°63°3%
  16. Mon88°60°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 Fairchild AFB

  • 99011

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.