Startup, Washington Weather
Fireweed Ignites. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Startup weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——72°52°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°53°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain33%0.15″68°57°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——77°51°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——73°54°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle14%0.01″70°53°-3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Startup at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Startup
- Sun72°52°3%
- Mon79°53°0%
- Tue81°55°0%
- Wed68°57°33%
- Thu77°51°5%
- Fri73°54°8%
- Sat70°53°14%
- Sun63°51°9%
- Mon84°57°6%
- Tue86°60°4%
- Wed84°57°8%
- Thu85°59°10%
- Fri86°61°3%
- Sat85°58°11%
- Sun78°56°5%
- Mon80°53°3%
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 Startup
- 98294
- 98293