Ferndale, Washington Weather
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Ferndale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——72°50°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°53°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy——68°51°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle29%0.11″68°56°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——69°50°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——67°54°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—67°53°0°
AQI 18 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Ferndale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 98248
16-Day Forecast — Ferndale
- Sun72°50°0%
- Mon79°53°0%
- Tue68°51°2%
- Wed68°56°29%
- Thu69°50°0%
- Fri67°54°9%
- Sat67°53°11%
- Sun62°48°6%
- Mon77°53°6%
- Tue76°55°4%
- Wed72°56°3%
- Thu79°51°6%
- Fri75°55°3%
- Sat75°56°13%
- Sun73°54°5%
- Mon72°51°5%
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 Ferndale
- 98248