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North Fort Lewis, Washington Weather

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North Fort Lewis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

North Fort Lewis, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:31 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:21 PM
Sunset
2:08 PM
North Fort Lewis, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Fort Lewis, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 75°
North Fort Lewis, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    75°55°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°54°+9°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°47°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    73°54°-8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    78°45°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    79°48°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    83°50°+4°
North Fort Lewis, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
020° · backing 151°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
15
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
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 151° from the nne.
North Fort Lewis, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101012
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.11009.61010.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
North Fort Lewis, WA
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 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
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
24μg/m³
OzoneGood
20μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
North Fort Lewis, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
11:31 UTC · North Fort Lewis, 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
11:31 UTC · North Fort Lewis, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
North Fort Lewis, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Fort Lewis, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Fort Lewis, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
10:21 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
2:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
North Fort Lewis, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
North Fort Lewis, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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North Fort Lewis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — North Fort Lewis

  1. Sun75°55°0%
  2. Mon84°54°0%
  3. Tue81°47°0%
  4. Wed73°54°7%
  5. Thu78°45°0%
  6. Fri79°48°2%
  7. Sat83°50°5%
  8. Sun81°45°4%
  9. Mon86°46°3%
  10. Tue89°50°2%
  11. Wed89°54°3%
  12. Thu94°56°10%
  13. Fri88°56°3%
  14. Sat79°55°6%
  15. Sun89°49°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 North Fort Lewis

  • 98433

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.