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Packwood, Washington Weather

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

Packwood, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:15 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
86%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Sunset
2:02 PM
Packwood, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPackwood, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 84°
Packwood, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°53°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    90°62°+6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°58°-6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    73°55°-11°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    80°54°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    79°52°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    74°54°-5°
Packwood, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · backing 8°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 122SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Packwood, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.5976.7977.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Packwood, WA
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Packwood, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
13:15 UTC · Packwood, 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
13:15 UTC · Packwood, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Packwood, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Packwood, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Packwood, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
2:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Packwood, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Packwood, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Packwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 98361

16-Day Forecast — Packwood

  1. Sun84°53°3%
  2. Mon90°62°1%
  3. Tue84°58°0%
  4. Wed73°55°5%
  5. Thu80°54°2%
  6. Fri79°52°2%
  7. Sat74°54°5%
  8. Sun82°50°4%
  9. Mon88°56°5%
  10. Tue90°61°3%
  11. Wed88°59°2%
  12. Thu89°61°10%
  13. Fri90°64°3%
  14. Sat89°60°3%
  15. Sun84°57°6%
  16. Mon81°53°5%

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 Packwood

  • 98361

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.