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Fern Prairie, Washington Weather

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

Fern Prairie, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:14 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:26 PM
Sunset
2:01 PM
Fern Prairie, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFern Prairie, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 73°
Fern Prairie, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    —
    —
    72°55°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    —
    —
    78°52°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    —
    —
    85°54°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    —
    —
    84°52°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    —
    —
    72°51°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    —
    —
    80°50°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    —
    —
    86°49°+6°
Fern Prairie, WA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
45°63°80°12p6p12a6anow 69°high 73°low 52°
Fern Prairie, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · backing 6°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fern Prairie, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 999–1003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.7999.01001.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fern Prairie, WA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
→+2 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 31

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SATSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Fern Prairie, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
53.4mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
21:14 UTC · Fern Prairie, 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
21:14 UTC · Fern Prairie, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fern Prairie, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fern Prairie, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fern Prairie, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
10:26 PM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
2:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fern Prairie, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fern Prairie, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fern Prairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fern Prairie

  1. Sat72°55°1%
  2. Sun78°52°0%
  3. Mon85°54°0%
  4. Tue84°52°0%
  5. Wed72°51°2%
  6. Thu80°50°0%
  7. Fri86°49°0%
  8. Sat87°53°4%
  9. Sun93°59°2%
  10. Mon94°62°3%
  11. Tue88°55°2%
  12. Wed89°48°1%
  13. Thu98°58°0%
  14. Fri102°61°0%
  15. Sat104°66°0%
  16. Sun93°66°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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.

January 1–5: The Year's Deep Silence.January 6–10: The First Pressure Shift.January 11–15: The Lengthening.January 16–20: The Crows Begin.January 21–25: Skunk Cabbage Wakens.January 26–31: The Fog Deepens.February 1–5: The Sap Stirs.February 6–10: East Wind Weakens the Marine Layer.February 11–15: Thrush Song at First Light.February 16–20: The Salmon Remember.February 21–25: The Soil Awakens.February 26–28: Mist Begins to Linger.March 1–5: The Buds Emerge.March 6–10: The Small Lives Stir.March 11–15: The Spring Salmon Peak.March 16–20: Alder Catkins Dust the Air.March 21–25: Equinox Fog Clears.March 26–31: Salmonberry First Bloom.April 1–5: Thunder Rolls Down the Valleys.April 6–10: Swallows Arrive at the Bridges.April 11–15: Geese Turn Their Faces North.April 16–20: Rainbows Arc Above the Cascades.April 21–25: Reeds Rise from the Wetlands.April 26–30: Frost Releases the Garden.May 1–5: Warblers Flood the Canopy.May 6–10: Frogs Sing at Twilight.May 11–15: Earthworms Rise to Feed the Forest.May 16–20: Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks.May 21–25: Silkworm Days—Full Canopy.May 26–31: Safflower Days—Late May Blooms.June 1–5: Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive.June 6–10: Oceanspray Towers.June 11–15: Solstice Light Crests.June 16–20: Thimbleberry Sweetens.June 21–25: Summer Solstice Stillness.June 26–30: Dry Pattern Deepens.July 1–5: Fireweed Ignites.July 6–10: Peak Hummingbird Wars.July 11–15: Red Huckleberry Ripens.July 16–20: Smoke Season Beckons.July 21–25: Dog Days Hold.July 26–31: Smoke Deepens.August 1–5: August Arrives Dimmed.August 6–10: Cool Wind Hints Return.August 11–15: Cicadas Crescendo.August 16–20: Marine layer deepens.August 21–25: First sweater morning.August 26–31: August snap arrives.September 1–5: Rivers quicken with silver.September 6–10: Dew settles thick.September 11–15: Raptors funnel through passes.September 16–20: Equinox—darkness gains.September 21–25: Fog locks the valleys.September 26–30: Geese stage southward.October 1–5: Mushroom flush deepens.October 6–10: Maples ignite orange.October 11–15: Frost's first mark.October 16–20: Oaks turn russet.October 21–25: First killing frost.October 26–31: Atmospheric rivers arrive.November 1–5: Maple and ivy turn to amber.November 6–10: Last leaves cling in quiet rain.November 11–15: First frost finds the lowlands.November 16–20: Bare branches open the winter sky.November 21–25: Heavy rains mask the stars.November 26–30: North wind clears the gloom.December 1–5: Darkness settles early.December 6–10: Winter cold locks the sky.December 11–15: The days reach their minimum.December 16–20: Ice forms at the margins.December 21–25: The sun turns at solstice.December 26–31: Year's end in silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

Magenta fireweed spires surge from burned and cleared slopes, their blooms climbing from base upward. July's signature color claims the disturbed ground.

Day 185 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
April——
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radisheslettuce, peas, radishes
Junelettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
Augusttomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
October—winter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

Fern Prairie's warmest month is August (~68°F mean) and its coldest is January (~38°F). Rainfall peaks in November (11.1 inches) and bottoms out in July (0.5 inches).

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January38°10.8″23
February41°8.2″20
March44°8.7″23
April49°5.8″21
May56°4.0″18
June61°2.7″15
July67°0.5″7
August68°0.9″7
September62°3.2″12
October53°9.1″18
November44°11.1″23
December38°11.0″23

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Fern Prairie?
Fern Prairie's last spring frost lands near mid-May, and in Fern Prairie the first fall frost follows around mid-October.
What is the rainy season in Fern Prairie?
Rainfall in Fern Prairie peaks in November near 11.1 inches, out of about 76 inches annually.
What is the warmest month in Fern Prairie?
On average August tops the year in Fern Prairie at about 68°F.
What is the coldest month in Fern Prairie?
The coldest stretch in Fern Prairie falls in January, around 38°F on average.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Fern Prairie?
In Fern Prairie, sow peas and hardy greens around mid-May; Fern Prairie's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
How many rainy days does Fern Prairie get?
Fern Prairie averages about 210 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
What hardiness zone is Fern Prairie?
Since January in Fern Prairie averages 38°F, Fern Prairie's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
What is the 10-day forecast for Fern Prairie?
Fern Prairie's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Fern Prairie?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Fern Prairie in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Fern Prairie?
Current conditions for Fern Prairie and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Fern Prairie forecast updated?
The Fern Prairie forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Fern Prairie?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Fern Prairie are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Fern Prairie?
The next few days in Fern Prairie's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Set in a warm-summer Mediterranean zone, Fern Prairie, Washington swings from 38°F in the heart of winter to 67°F at midsummer — a 29°F arc.

Yearly precipitation in Fern Prairie totals around 76 inches, spread over about 210 days of rain or snow.

Fern Prairie sits at 45.6°N; that 29°F seasonal swing frames planting windows and frost dates across Fern Prairie.

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ZIP codes in Fern Prairie

  • 98607

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.