Rainier, Washington Weather
Peak Hummingbird Wars. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rainier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Clear——85°53°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——73°54°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——74°52°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——74°45°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——75°46°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——74°49°-1°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——80°43°+6°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:41 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Peak Hummingbird Wars
Rainier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 98576
15-Day Forecast — Rainier
- Mon85°53°0%
- Tue73°54°0%
- Wed74°52°4%
- Thu74°45°1%
- Fri75°46°4%
- Sat74°49°3%
- Sun80°43°2%
- Mon85°45°1%
- Tue84°47°3%
- Wed84°50°4%
- Thu83°53°5%
- Fri79°48°6%
- Sat84°46°3%
- Sun85°46°0%
- Mon83°46°3%
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 Rainier
- 98576