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McKenna, Washington Weather

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

McKenna, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:13 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
86%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Sunset
2:07 PM
McKenna, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKenna, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 76°
McKenna, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    76°54°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°51°+8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°49°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    72°53°-7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    78°45°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    75°50°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    72°52°-3°
McKenna, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 51°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McKenna, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.11006.51007.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
McKenna, WA
Air quality
17
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 17 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
31μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McKenna, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.6mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
12:13 UTC · McKenna, 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
12:13 UTC · McKenna, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McKenna, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKenna, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKenna, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:44 AM
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
2:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McKenna, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McKenna, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McKenna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 98558

16-Day Forecast — McKenna

  1. Sun76°54°0%
  2. Mon84°51°0%
  3. Tue79°49°0%
  4. Wed72°53°10%
  5. Thu78°45°1%
  6. Fri75°50°3%
  7. Sat72°52°7%
  8. Sun75°48°5%
  9. Mon84°55°3%
  10. Tue86°57°2%
  11. Wed85°54°3%
  12. Thu89°54°10%
  13. Fri89°56°3%
  14. Sat86°54°6%
  15. Sun81°53°3%
  16. Mon77°48°3%

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 McKenna

  • 98580
  • 98558

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.