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Palouse, Washington Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Palouse, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:51 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:00 PM
Sunset
1:45 PM
Palouse, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPalouse, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 79°
Palouse, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°51°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°55°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    94°60°+10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    80°60°-14°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    83°52°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    86°56°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    84°54°-2°
Palouse, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 7 · pk 21 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Palouse, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.39 inHg
Now
927.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927932
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW931.8926.8927.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Palouse, WA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
22μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Palouse, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.1mi
UNLIMITED
178 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
12:51 UTC · Palouse, 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
12:51 UTC · Palouse, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Palouse, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Palouse, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Palouse, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:22 AM
Sunrise
10:00 PM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
1:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Palouse, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Palouse, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Palouse at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 99161

16-Day Forecast — Palouse

  1. Sun80°53°0%
  2. Mon84°55°0%
  3. Tue94°60°4%
  4. Wed80°60°3%
  5. Thu83°52°0%
  6. Fri86°56°1%
  7. Sat84°54°1%
  8. Sun87°55°2%
  9. Mon89°56°2%
  10. Tue98°69°4%
  11. Wed95°64°5%
  12. Thu85°66°6%
  13. Fri94°65°6%
  14. Sat99°65°5%
  15. Sun91°64°3%
  16. Mon89°60°6%

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 Palouse

  • 99161

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.