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Mead, Washington Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Mead, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 3:14 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
36%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
9:57 PM
Sunset
1:49 PM
Mead, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMead, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 85°
Mead, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°57°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°64°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    83°65°-12°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    82°58°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    87°60°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    96°62°+9°
Mead, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · veering 148°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mead, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.09 inHg
Now
951.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950953
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.3949.6951.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mead, WA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mead, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
111.9mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
10:14 UTC · Mead, 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
10:14 UTC · Mead, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mead, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mead, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mead, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:18 AM
Sunrise
9:57 PM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
1:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mead, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mead, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 99021

15-Day Forecast — Mead

  1. Sun85°57°0%
  2. Mon88°57°0%
  3. Tue95°64°1%
  4. Wed83°65°9%
  5. Thu82°58°0%
  6. Fri87°60°0%
  7. Sat96°62°0%
  8. Sun90°70°2%
  9. Mon94°64°2%
  10. Tue101°66°2%
  11. Wed103°70°2%
  12. Thu107°72°6%
  13. Fri103°79°10%
  14. Sat93°70°3%
  15. Sun94°63°6%

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 Mead

  • 99021

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.