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Ridgefield, Washington Weather

Peak Hummingbird Wars. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ridgefield, WA
Monday, July 6 at 5:22 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:28 PM
Sunset
2:02 PM
Ridgefield, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRidgefield, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 86°
Ridgefield, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    86°57°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    75°55°-11°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    73°52°-2°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    78°45°+5°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    81°49°+3°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    73°50°-8°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Partly Cloudy
    81°43°+8°
Ridgefield, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · veering 19°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10 mph
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 mph · pk 23 mph @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the nnw.
Ridgefield, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.81004.41004.9
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ridgefield, WA
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
30μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ridgefield, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.0mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
12:22 UTC · Ridgefield, 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
12:22 UTC · Ridgefield, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ridgefield, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ridgefield, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ridgefield, WA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
10:28 PM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
2:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Ridgefield, WA
The moon
Last Quarter
63% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
12:40 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ridgefield, WA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Peak Hummingbird Wars

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridgefield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 98642

16-Day Forecast — Ridgefield

  1. Mon86°57°0%
  2. Tue75°55°0%
  3. Wed73°52°1%
  4. Thu78°45°1%
  5. Fri81°49°2%
  6. Sat73°50°2%
  7. Sun81°43°1%
  8. Mon90°46°1%
  9. Tue86°57°2%
  10. Wed93°64°3%
  11. Thu92°58°4%
  12. Fri93°54°2%
  13. Sat92°54°6%
  14. Sun85°51°0%
  15. Mon80°49°3%
  16. Tue80°46°7%

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 Ridgefield

  • 98642

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.