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Navy Yard City, Washington Weather

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Navy Yard City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Navy Yard City, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:28 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
86%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Sunset
2:10 PM
Navy Yard City, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNavy Yard City, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 74°
Navy Yard City, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    74°52°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°52°+11°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°48°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    74°52°-9°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    79°44°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    80°49°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    83°50°+3°
Navy Yard City, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
009° · backing 96°
Direction
N
009°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
9
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 9 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 96° from the n.
Navy Yard City, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 30.09 inHg
Now
1018.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.51017.51018.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Navy Yard City, WA
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 20 (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
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
24μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Navy Yard City, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
11:28 UTC · Navy Yard City, 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
11:28 UTC · Navy Yard City, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Navy Yard City, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Navy Yard City, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Navy Yard City, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:41 AM
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
2:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Navy Yard City, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Navy Yard City, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

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Navy Yard City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Navy Yard City

  1. Sun74°52°3%
  2. Mon85°52°0%
  3. Tue83°48°0%
  4. Wed74°52°7%
  5. Thu79°44°3%
  6. Fri80°49°3%
  7. Sat83°50°5%
  8. Sun81°45°6%
  9. Mon87°47°4%
  10. Tue87°51°4%
  11. Wed88°55°1%
  12. Thu92°56°6%
  13. Fri89°58°0%
  14. Sat79°56°10%
  15. Sun86°50°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.

January 1–5: The Year's Deep Silence.January 6–10: The First Pressure Shift.January 11–15: The Lengthening.January 16–20: The Crows Begin.January 21–25: Skunk Cabbage Wakens.January 26–31: The Fog Deepens.February 1–5: The Sap Stirs.February 6–10: East Wind Weakens the Marine Layer.February 11–15: Thrush Song at First Light.February 16–20: The Salmon Remember.February 21–25: The Soil Awakens.February 26–28: Mist Begins to Linger.March 1–5: The Buds Emerge.March 6–10: The Small Lives Stir.March 11–15: The Spring Salmon Peak.March 16–20: Alder Catkins Dust the Air.March 21–25: Equinox Fog Clears.March 26–31: Salmonberry First Bloom.April 1–5: Thunder Rolls Down the Valleys.April 6–10: Swallows Arrive at the Bridges.April 11–15: Geese Turn Their Faces North.April 16–20: Rainbows Arc Above the Cascades.April 21–25: Reeds Rise from the Wetlands.April 26–30: Frost Releases the Garden.May 1–5: Warblers Flood the Canopy.May 6–10: Frogs Sing at Twilight.May 11–15: Earthworms Rise to Feed the Forest.May 16–20: Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks.May 21–25: Silkworm Days—Full Canopy.May 26–31: Safflower Days—Late May Blooms.June 1–5: Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive.June 6–10: Oceanspray Towers.June 11–15: Solstice Light Crests.June 16–20: Thimbleberry Sweetens.June 21–25: Summer Solstice Stillness.June 26–30: Dry Pattern Deepens.July 1–5: Fireweed Ignites.July 6–10: Peak Hummingbird Wars.July 11–15: Red Huckleberry Ripens.July 16–20: Smoke Season Beckons.July 21–25: Dog Days Hold.July 26–31: Smoke Deepens.August 1–5: August Arrives Dimmed.August 6–10: Cool Wind Hints Return.August 11–15: Cicadas Crescendo.August 16–20: Marine layer deepens.August 21–25: First sweater morning.August 26–31: August snap arrives.September 1–5: Rivers quicken with silver.September 6–10: Dew settles thick.September 11–15: Raptors funnel through passes.September 16–20: Equinox—darkness gains.September 21–25: Fog locks the valleys.September 26–30: Geese stage southward.October 1–5: Mushroom flush deepens.October 6–10: Maples ignite orange.October 11–15: Frost's first mark.October 16–20: Oaks turn russet.October 21–25: First killing frost.October 26–31: Atmospheric rivers arrive.November 1–5: Maple and ivy turn to amber.November 6–10: Last leaves cling in quiet rain.November 11–15: First frost finds the lowlands.November 16–20: Bare branches open the winter sky.November 21–25: Heavy rains mask the stars.November 26–30: North wind clears the gloom.December 1–5: Darkness settles early.December 6–10: Winter cold locks the sky.December 11–15: The days reach their minimum.December 16–20: Ice forms at the margins.December 21–25: The sun turns at solstice.December 26–31: Year's end in silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coastMay 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

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.

Day 186 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January
February
March
April
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radisheslettuce, peas, radishes
Junelettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
Augusttomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberwinter squash, tomatoes (last)
November
December

A year in weather

Navy Yard City's warmest month is August (~66°F mean) and its coldest is December (~40°F). Rainfall peaks in December (9.9 inches) and bottoms out in July (0.8 inches).

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January41°9.314
February42°5.810
March46°6.412
April50°3.99
May56°2.46
June61°1.65
July66°0.82
August66°1.12
September62°1.85
October53°5.19
November45°8.813
December40°9.914

Regional context

By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Navy Yard City sees 41°F Januarys and 66°F Julys, a 24°F range, plus around 56.9 inches of precipitation across 102 days.

Navy Yard City's moisture rides winter storm tracks: December brings 9.9 inches over 13.6 wet days, while July sees only 0.8 inches across 2.3 days in the dry warm season. That cool-season-wet pattern aligns Navy Yard City with places like Bremerton, WA, Port Orchard, WA and Rocky Point, WA.

Navy Yard City's growing window opens around late-May, once Navy Yard City's overnight lows stop freezing — sow peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Navy Yard City, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Navy Yard City's frost date. It shuts near early-October, when freezes return to Navy Yard City and tender plants need cover. Within Navy Yard City, cold-air pooling chills low spots by 5-10°F, shifting Navy Yard City's local frost dates.

Similar climates: Bremerton, WA, Port Orchard, WA, Rocky Point, WA, Gorst, WA, East Port Orchard, WA.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Navy Yard City?
In Navy Yard City, expect the last spring frost near mid-May; Navy Yard City's first autumn frost comes around mid-October.
What is the rainy season in Navy Yard City?
December is the wettest month in Navy Yard City, about 9.9 inches on average; the year totals roughly 57 inches.
What is the warmest month in Navy Yard City?
Navy Yard City peaks in August, when the mean runs near 66°F.
What is the coldest month in Navy Yard City?
December is Navy Yard City's coldest month, averaging about 40°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Navy Yard City?
In Navy Yard City, sow peas and hardy greens around mid-May; Navy Yard City's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
How many rainy days does Navy Yard City get?
Expect roughly 102 wet days a year in Navy Yard City.
What hardiness zone is Navy Yard City?
With December around 40°F, Navy Yard City's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Navy Yard City's band.
What is the 10-day forecast for Navy Yard City?
Navy Yard City'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 Navy Yard City?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Navy Yard City in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Navy Yard City?
Current conditions for Navy Yard City and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Navy Yard City forecast updated?
The Navy Yard City forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Navy Yard City?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Navy Yard City 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 Navy Yard City?
The next few days in Navy Yard City's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

In Navy Yard City, Washington, the warm-summer Mediterranean climate runs from about 41°F in January to 66°F in July, a 25°F seasonal range.

Rain and snow bring Navy Yard City roughly 57 inches a year across approximately 102 measurable-precipitation days.

Navy Yard City sits at 47.6°N; that 25°F seasonal swing frames planting windows and frost dates across Navy Yard City.

ZIP codes in Navy Yard City

  • 98312

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.