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Prairie Ridge, Washington Weather

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

Prairie Ridge, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:09 PM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Sunset
2:06 PM
Prairie Ridge, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrairie Ridge, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 71°
Prairie Ridge, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    71°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    74°53°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83°52°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°50°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    67°57°-15°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    77°46°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°49°+6°
Prairie Ridge, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 5°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Prairie Ridge, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.2992.4995.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Prairie Ridge, WA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 16
Prairie Ridge, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
43%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.3mi
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
21:09 UTC · Prairie Ridge, 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
21:09 UTC · Prairie Ridge, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Prairie Ridge, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prairie Ridge, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prairie Ridge, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:40 AM
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
2:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Prairie Ridge, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Prairie Ridge, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prairie Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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.

16-Day Forecast — Prairie Ridge

  1. Sat71°55°2%
  2. Sun74°53°0%
  3. Mon83°52°0%
  4. Tue82°50°0%
  5. Wed67°57°9%
  6. Thu77°46°1%
  7. Fri83°49°4%
  8. Sat83°53°6%
  9. Sun89°59°6%
  10. Mon92°59°6%
  11. Tue85°55°6%
  12. Wed81°48°2%
  13. Thu95°55°0%
  14. Fri96°61°3%
  15. Sat100°62°3%
  16. Sun95°64°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 Prairie Ridge

  • 98391
  • 98385

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.