Minnehaha, Washington Weather
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Minnehaha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°54°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——86°58°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°54°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——77°60°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——81°50°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——82°52°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——78°58°-4°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).








































If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Minnehaha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Minnehaha
- Sun80°54°0%
- Mon86°58°0%
- Tue84°54°0%
- Wed77°60°1%
- Thu81°50°0%
- Fri82°52°1%
- Sat78°58°3%
- Sun86°53°1%
- Mon90°58°2%
- Tue92°61°2%
- Wed89°58°0%
- Thu91°61°6%
- Fri92°61°3%
- Sat91°60°3%
- Sun85°58°3%
- Mon83°52°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.
Microseason · July 1–5
Fireweed Ignites
Magenta fireweed spires surge from burned and cleared slopes, their blooms climbing from base upward. July's signature color claims the disturbed ground.
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Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | — | — |
| April | — | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | — | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | — | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
Minnehaha's warmest month is August (~68°F mean) and its coldest is January (~38°F). Rainfall peaks in November (11.1 inches) and bottoms out in July (0.5 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 10.8″ | 23 |
| February | 41° | 8.2″ | 20 |
| March | 44° | 8.7″ | 23 |
| April | 49° | 5.8″ | 21 |
| May | 56° | 4.0″ | 18 |
| June | 61° | 2.7″ | 15 |
| July | 67° | 0.5″ | 7 |
| August | 68° | 0.9″ | 7 |
| September | 62° | 3.2″ | 12 |
| October | 53° | 9.1″ | 18 |
| November | 44° | 11.1″ | 23 |
| December | 38° | 11.0″ | 23 |
Regional context
Minnehaha's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 38°F Januarys with 67°F Julys — a 29°F swing. About 76.1 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 210 days a year.
Cool-season fronts carry Minnehaha's rain: November logs 11.1 inches on 22.6 days, against July's 0.5 inches on 6.5 — winter does the heavy lifting in Minnehaha. It is a winter-storm rhythm Minnehaha shares with places like Vancouver, WA, Hazel Dell, WA and Five Corners, WA.
The cool-season window in Minnehaha starts at late-May, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Minnehaha, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Minnehaha's frost date. Around early-October, freezing nights resume in Minnehaha and tender crops must come in. In Minnehaha, low spots run 4-7°F colder than nearby slopes, nudging Minnehaha's frost dates a week.
Similar climates: Vancouver, WA, Hazel Dell, WA, Five Corners, WA, Barberton, WA, Lake Shore, WA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Minnehaha?
- Minnehaha's last spring frost lands near mid-May, and in Minnehaha the first fall frost follows around mid-October.
- What is the rainy season in Minnehaha?
- November is the wettest month in Minnehaha, about 11.1 inches on average; the year totals roughly 76 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Minnehaha?
- On average August tops the year in Minnehaha at about 68°F.
- What is the coldest month in Minnehaha?
- The coldest stretch in Minnehaha falls in January, around 38°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Minnehaha?
- In Minnehaha, sow peas and hardy greens around mid-May; Minnehaha's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Minnehaha get?
- Minnehaha records around 210 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Minnehaha?
- With January around 38°F, Minnehaha's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Minnehaha's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Minnehaha?
- Minnehaha's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Minnehaha?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Minnehaha in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Minnehaha?
- Current conditions for Minnehaha and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Minnehaha forecast updated?
- The Minnehaha forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Minnehaha?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Minnehaha are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Minnehaha?
- The next few days in Minnehaha's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
The warm-summer Mediterranean climate of Minnehaha, Washington carries typical Januarys near 38°F and Julys around 67°F — 29°F of seasonal travel.
Yearly precipitation in Minnehaha totals around 76 inches, spread over about 210 days of rain or snow.
From 45.7°N, Minnehaha sees a 29°F seasonal swing that governs Minnehaha's planting and frost windows.
ZIP codes in Minnehaha
- 98661