Index, Washington Weather
Fireweed Ignites. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Index weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——64°56°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——68°50°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°55°+16°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°56°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%0.04″61°56°-21°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——76°56°+15°
- FridayJul 10Clear——79°52°+3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Index at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 98256
16-Day Forecast — Index
- Sat64°56°4%
- Sun68°51°2%
- Mon84°55°0%
- Tue82°56°0%
- Wed61°56°39%
- Thu76°56°9%
- Fri79°52°7%
- Sat75°55°10%
- Sun84°52°11%
- Mon84°56°6%
- Tue82°57°8%
- Wed79°55°7%
- Thu80°54°3%
- Fri85°55°3%
- Sat86°57°6%
- Sun87°58°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 Index
- 98256