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Sudden Valley, Washington Weather

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

Sudden Valley, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:27 AM
50
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
79%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:13 PM
Sunset
2:14 PM
Sudden Valley, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSudden Valley, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 70°
Sudden Valley, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    70°50°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°53°+8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    73°49°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    32%
    0.41″
    64°50°-9°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    71°46°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    66°51°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    12%
    65°50°-1°
Sudden Valley, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 75°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 19 @ 7:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 94SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sudden Valley, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.2990.4992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sudden Valley, WA
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 18 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
15μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sudden Valley, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.4mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
12:27 UTC · Sudden Valley, 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
12:27 UTC · Sudden Valley, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sudden Valley, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sudden Valley, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sudden Valley, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:32 AM
Sunrise
10:13 PM
Daylight
16h 01m
Sunset
2:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sudden Valley, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sudden Valley, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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Sudden Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Sudden Valley

  1. Sun70°50°0%
  2. Mon78°53°0%
  3. Tue73°49°1%
  4. Wed64°50°32%
  5. Thu71°46°1%
  6. Fri66°51°11%
  7. Sat65°50°12%
  8. Sun63°47°7%
  9. Mon78°53°6%
  10. Tue77°56°4%
  11. Wed75°53°5%
  12. Thu82°53°6%
  13. Fri79°56°3%
  14. Sat77°56°11%
  15. Sun75°54°5%
  16. Mon74°50°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 Sudden Valley

  • 98229

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.