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Machias, Washington Weather

Fireweed Ignites. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Machias, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:12 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
79%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:15 PM
Sunset
2:09 PM
Machias, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMachias, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 73°
Machias, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    73°49°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°51°+6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    78°47°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.04″
    65°49°-13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    73°45°+8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    79°47°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    12%
    78°50°-1°
Machias, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · veering 178°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 151SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Machias, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.51009.81011.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Machias, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Machias, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
10:12 UTC · Machias, 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
10:12 UTC · Machias, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Machias, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Machias, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Machias, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:36 AM
Sunrise
10:15 PM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
2:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Machias, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Machias, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Machias at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

15-Day Forecast — Machias

  1. Sun73°49°0%
  2. Mon79°51°0%
  3. Tue78°47°0%
  4. Wed65°49°26%
  5. Thu73°45°3%
  6. Fri79°47°8%
  7. Sat78°50°12%
  8. Sun75°45°8%
  9. Mon78°45°5%
  10. Tue79°48°4%
  11. Wed80°54°8%
  12. Thu83°54°10%
  13. Fri86°55°3%
  14. Sat72°53°11%
  15. Sun79°49°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 Machias

  • 98258
  • 98290

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.