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Yakima, Washington Weather

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

Yakima, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:43 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
24%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:15 PM
Sunset
1:58 PM
Yakima, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastYakima, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 90°
Yakima, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    —
    —
    90°57°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    —
    —
    90°59°0°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    —
    —
    96°65°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    —
    —
    100°67°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    —
    —
    84°65°-16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    —
    —
    89°58°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    —
    —
    96°64°+7°
Yakima, WA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°50°75°100°6a12p6p12anow 79°high 90°low 59°
Yakima, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 33°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
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 5 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 221SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 33° from the ssw.
Yakima, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.7
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.7
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970–974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.7970.3973.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Yakima, WA
Air quality
19
AQI
Good
→-2 in 6h▲Peak ~39 @ 11 PM

AQI 19 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SATSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Yakima, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
141.7mi
UNLIMITED
153 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
18:43 UTC · Yakima, 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
18:43 UTC · Yakima, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Yakima, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Yakima, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Yakima, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:37 AM
Sunrise
10:15 PM
Daylight
15h 43m
Sunset
1:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Yakima, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Yakima, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yakima at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 98901, 98902, 98903, 98908

16-Day Forecast — Yakima

  1. Sat90°57°0%
  2. Sun90°59°0%
  3. Mon96°65°1%
  4. Tue100°67°1%
  5. Wed84°65°2%
  6. Thu89°58°0%
  7. Fri96°64°0%
  8. Sat101°67°1%
  9. Sun105°75°1%
  10. Mon102°78°1%
  11. Tue107°76°2%
  12. Wed100°66°6%
  13. Thu105°74°5%
  14. Fri112°78°0%
  15. Sat116°83°3%
  16. Sun118°88°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Yakima

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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.

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ZIP codes in Yakima

  • 98901
  • 98903
  • 98902
  • 98908
  • 98904
  • 98907

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.