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Sultan, Washington Weather

Fireweed Ignites. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sultan, WA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:10 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:15 PM
Sunset
2:08 PM
Sultan, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSultan, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 72°
Sultan, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    72°51°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°53°+7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°55°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    32%
    0.15″
    67°56°-13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    76°50°+9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    73°53°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    70°53°-3°
Sultan, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 5°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sultan, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41007.41008.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sultan, WA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.85 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
22μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sultan, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
12:10 UTC · Sultan, 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
12:10 UTC · Sultan, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sultan, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sultan, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sultan, WA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:35 AM
Sunrise
10:15 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
2:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sultan, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sultan, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sultan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

ZIP code: 98294

16-Day Forecast — Sultan

  1. Sun72°51°3%
  2. Mon79°53°0%
  3. Tue80°55°0%
  4. Wed67°56°32%
  5. Thu76°50°5%
  6. Fri73°53°7%
  7. Sat70°53°13%
  8. Sun62°51°9%
  9. Mon84°57°6%
  10. Tue86°59°4%
  11. Wed83°57°8%
  12. Thu84°58°10%
  13. Fri86°60°3%
  14. Sat84°58°11%
  15. Sun77°55°5%
  16. Mon79°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 Sultan

  • 98294

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.