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Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Washington, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 1:42 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Washington, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWashington, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Washington, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    81°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°60°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    78°64°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    31%
    84°63°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    31%
    0.06″
    85°68°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    81°69°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.05″
    78°68°-3°
Washington, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
088° · veering 59°
Direction
E
088°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 12 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Washington, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.4
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.4
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.51001.61001.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Washington, IN
Air quality
66
AQI
Good
+23 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Washington, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.9mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
01:42 UTC ·Washington, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:42 UTC ·Washington, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Washington, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Washington, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Washington, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Washington, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:13 AM
Moonset
1:54 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Washington, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 Washington

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.