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Morton, Washington Weather

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

Morton, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:28 AM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
55°
Humidity
91%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Sunset
2:04 PM
Morton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorton, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 69°
Morton, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    69°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    76°51°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°50°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°52°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.01″
    69°53°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    77°49°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    80°47°+3°
Morton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · steady
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
10
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 10 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Morton, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4983.7984.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Morton, WA
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Morton, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
14:28 UTC · Morton, 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
14:28 UTC · Morton, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morton, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morton, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morton, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:44 AM
Sunrise
10:22 PM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
2:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morton, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morton, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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Morton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 98356

16-Day Forecast — Morton

  1. Sat68°54°1%
  2. Sun76°51°0%
  3. Mon85°50°0%
  4. Tue80°52°0%
  5. Wed69°53°12%
  6. Thu77°49°3%
  7. Fri80°47°3%
  8. Sat78°52°13%
  9. Sun72°46°9%
  10. Mon73°43°8%
  11. Tue87°45°2%
  12. Wed97°56°13%
  13. Thu98°62°7%
  14. Fri99°63°3%
  15. Sat94°62°6%
  16. Sun93°60°6%

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 Morton

  • 98356

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.