Federal Way, Washington Weather
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Federal Way weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——69°52°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°55°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°50°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——73°56°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——79°46°+6°
- FridayJul 10Clear——80°50°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——83°52°+3°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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
Federal Way at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 98003, 98023
15-Day Forecast — Federal Way
- Sun69°52°0%
- Mon79°55°0%
- Tue81°50°0%
- Wed73°56°7%
- Thu79°46°1%
- Fri80°50°2%
- Sat83°52°5%
- Sun81°48°5%
- Mon88°49°4%
- Tue90°52°3%
- Wed88°56°0%
- Thu92°57°6%
- Fri89°58°0%
- Sat80°55°10%
- Sun87°51°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Federal Way
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 Federal Way
- 98023
- 98003
- 98063
- 98093