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

Forks, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:20 AM
50
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
95%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:25 PM
Sunset
2:18 PM
Forks, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForks, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 71°
Forks, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    71°49°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    67°49°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.08″
    66°48°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    0.18″
    67°46°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    66°45°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    66°50°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    15%
    66°47°
Forks, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 74°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 74° from the wnw.
Forks, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.01008.11009.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Forks, WA
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.67
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Forks, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
10:20 UTC · Forks, 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
10:20 UTC · Forks, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forks, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forks, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forks, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
10:25 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
2:18 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Forks, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Forks, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 98331

15-Day Forecast — Forks

  1. Sun71°49°1%
  2. Mon67°49°0%
  3. Tue66°48°24%
  4. Wed67°46°37%
  5. Thu66°45°2%
  6. Fri66°50°22%
  7. Sat66°47°15%
  8. Sun68°45°12%
  9. Mon74°45°7%
  10. Tue76°48°7%
  11. Wed80°55°4%
  12. Thu81°54°3%
  13. Fri75°56°10%
  14. Sat71°49°10%
  15. Sun85°53°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 Forks

  • 98331

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.