Kent, Washington Weather
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Kent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 11:23 AM PST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Rain later100%0.94″58°48°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast14%—62°52°+4°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast12%—57°51°-5°
- FridayNov 13Overcast59%—66°51°+9°
- SaturdayNov 14Heavy Drizzle76%0.09″59°49°-7°
- SundayNov 15Light Showers79%0.87″50°48°-9°
- MondayNov 16Light Showers48%0.28″56°48°+6°
Air quality now AQI 42 · Good
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 9:06 AM
- Moonset
- 4:30 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Kent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 53°F (high 58°F, low 48°F), 5°F above the 48°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 20 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 4 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Kent
- Tue58°49°100%
- Wed62°52°14%
- Thu57°51°12%
- Fri66°51°59%
- Sat59°49°76%
- Sun50°48°79%
- Mon56°48°48%
- Tue54°45°18%
- Wed50°44°18%
- Thu47°41°14%
- Fri50°38°9%
- Sat49°38°16%
- Sun51°42°14%
- Mon53°45°35%
- Tue52°46°45%
- Wed56°48°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Kent
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Kent — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 10) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Kent
Kent sits in King County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 57m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 27m — a swing of +7h 30m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Seattle, the state’s largest city, lies about 17 miles to the NNW. The nearest town Kent tracks is Bellevue, roughly 15 miles to the N.
Air quality in Kent
Air quality in Kent’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 41). See the full air-quality history for Kent.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | — | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | — | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | — |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Kent peaks at about 67°F in August and bottoms near 42°F in December; November brings the heaviest rain (5.8 inches) and July the least (0.8 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 5.1″ | 19 |
| February | 43° | 3.5″ | 16 |
| March | 47° | 3.9″ | 18 |
| April | 51° | 3.0″ | 16 |
| May | 57° | 2.2″ | 12 |
| June | 61° | 1.6″ | 11 |
| July | 67° | 0.8″ | 5 |
| August | 67° | 1.0″ | 6 |
| September | 62° | 1.7″ | 9 |
| October | 54° | 3.6″ | 15 |
| November | 46° | 5.8″ | 19 |
| December | 42° | 5.5″ | 20 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lakeland North, WA, Des Moines, WA, Fairwood, WA
In Kent, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 42°F and July near 67°F — a 24°F seasonal arc — with about 37.8 inches of precipitation over 163 rainy or snowy days.
Cool-season fronts carry Kent's rain: November logs 5.8 inches on 18.6 days, against July's 0.8 inches on 5.4 — winter does the heavy lifting in Kent. It is a winter-storm rhythm Kent shares with places like Lakeland North, WA, Des Moines, WA and Fairwood, WA.
Around March 20, Kent sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Kent's beds. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Kent, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. By November 10, frost is back in Kent — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Kent freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Lakeland North, WA, Des Moines, WA, Fairwood, WA, Covington, WA, SeaTac, WA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Kent?
- Frost typically leaves Kent by March 20 and returns to Kent near November 10.
- What is the rainy season in Kent?
- Kent sees its heaviest rain in November (around 5.8 inches), part of roughly 38 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Kent?
- The warmest stretch in Kent comes in August, around 67°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Kent?
- On average December is the chilliest month in Kent, about 42°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Kent?
- Kent's last frost (March 20) cues hardy greens; in Kent, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Kent get?
- Kent records around 163 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Kent?
- Kent's USDA zone comes from its December mean (42°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Kent?
- Kent'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 Kent?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Kent in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Kent?
- Current conditions for Kent and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Kent forecast updated?
- The Kent forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Kent?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Kent 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 Kent?
- The next few days in Kent's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Kent sits at 47.4°N; its climate zone is warm-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Kent
- 98030
- 98031
- 98032
- 98035
- 98042
- 98064
- 98089