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Lake Tapps, Washington Weather

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

Lake Tapps, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:07 PM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:18 PM
Sunset
2:07 PM
Lake Tapps, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Tapps, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 71°
Lake Tapps, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    71°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    74°52°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°53°+11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°49°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    71°56°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    78°46°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°48°+7°
Lake Tapps, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
264° · backing 22°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Tapps, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.6998.71001.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lake Tapps, WA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 16
Lake Tapps, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
75%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.6mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
21:07 UTC · Lake Tapps, 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
21:07 UTC · Lake Tapps, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Tapps, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Tapps, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Tapps, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:40 AM
Sunrise
10:18 PM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
2:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Tapps, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Tapps, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

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Lake Tapps at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Tapps

  1. Sat70°56°3%
  2. Sun74°52°0%
  3. Mon85°53°0%
  4. Tue83°49°0%
  5. Wed71°56°7%
  6. Thu78°46°1%
  7. Fri85°48°3%
  8. Sat86°52°6%
  9. Sun91°59°6%
  10. Mon95°57°6%
  11. Tue87°55°6%
  12. Wed80°48°2%
  13. Thu95°52°0%
  14. Fri96°59°3%
  15. Sat101°59°3%
  16. Sun94°62°3%

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

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 Lake Tapps

  • 98391

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.