Outlook, Washington Weather
Peak Hummingbird Wars. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Outlook weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——89°52°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°64°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°60°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——90°56°-3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——93°59°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°61°+1°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——94°56°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 12:30 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Peak Hummingbird Wars
Outlook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 98938
16-Day Forecast — Outlook
- Mon89°52°0%
- Tue95°64°1%
- Wed93°60°0%
- Thu90°56°0%
- Fri93°59°0%
- Sat94°61°0%
- Sun94°56°1%
- Mon98°58°0%
- Tue112°70°1%
- Wed112°82°2%
- Thu107°82°2%
- Fri110°76°6%
- Sat108°76°6%
- Sun107°72°3%
- Mon99°65°0%
- Tue97°59°0%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Outlook
- 98938