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Kirkland, Washington Weather

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

Kirkland, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:47 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Sunset
2:09 PM
Kirkland, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKirkland, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 71°
Kirkland, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    71°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    74°52°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°50°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°50°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    17%
    65°54°-17°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    75°48°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    79°47°+4°
Kirkland, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
227° · steady
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kirkland, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.08 inHg
Now
1018.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.21015.61018.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Kirkland, WA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kirkland, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.5mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
18:47 UTC · Kirkland, 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
18:47 UTC · Kirkland, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kirkland, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kirkland, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kirkland, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:37 AM
Sunrise
10:17 PM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
2:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kirkland, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kirkland, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

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Kirkland at a glance

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

ZIP codes: 98033, 98034

16-Day Forecast — Kirkland

  1. Sat71°56°3%
  2. Sun74°52°0%
  3. Mon81°50°0%
  4. Tue82°50°0%
  5. Wed65°54°17%
  6. Thu75°48°10%
  7. Fri79°47°4%
  8. Sat83°52°11%
  9. Sun84°56°8%
  10. Mon87°56°7%
  11. Tue82°55°6%
  12. Wed76°49°4%
  13. Thu88°52°3%
  14. Fri90°58°3%
  15. Sat94°59°3%
  16. Sun89°62°3%

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

Live wind & temperature near Kirkland

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.

ZIP codes in Kirkland

  • 98039
  • 98033
  • 98034
  • 98083

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.