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

Yelm, WA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:45 AM
63
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:21 PM
Sunset
2:07 PM
Yelm, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastYelm, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 71°
Yelm, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    71°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    75°57°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°49°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°48°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    71°54°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    79°46°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°48°+6°
Yelm, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
258° · steady
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Yelm, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.51006.01008.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Yelm, WA
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 20 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9
Yelm, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
45%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.2mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
18:45 UTC · Yelm, 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
18:45 UTC · Yelm, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Yelm, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Yelm, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Yelm, WA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
10:21 PM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
2:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Yelm, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Yelm, WA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yelm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 98597

16-Day Forecast — Yelm

  1. Sat71°53°1%
  2. Sun75°57°0%
  3. Mon84°49°0%
  4. Tue82°48°1%
  5. Wed71°54°5%
  6. Thu79°46°1%
  7. Fri85°48°4%
  8. Sat85°52°8%
  9. Sun91°58°5%
  10. Mon93°57°4%
  11. Tue84°54°6%
  12. Wed83°46°3%
  13. Thu97°52°0%
  14. Fri99°59°0%
  15. Sat103°59°0%
  16. Sun98°61°0%

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

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.

ZIP codes in Yelm

  • 98576
  • 98597

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.