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

Washington, PA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:23 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
72%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Washington, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWashington, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 83°
Washington, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°59°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    83%
    82°60°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    83%
    0.01″
    78°63°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    83°59°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    83°62°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    82°62°-1°
Washington, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · backing 179°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Washington, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.9
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.94 inHg
Now
979.9
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.2979.2982.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Washington, PA
Air quality
58
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
-1 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 1 PM

PM2.5 at 40.3 µg/m³ (AQI 113) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERUnhealthy SG
40.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
40μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 40.3 µg/m³ (AQI 113) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
1.00
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Washington, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.2mi
UNLIMITED
143 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
08:23 UTC ·Washington, PA · 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
08:23 UTC ·Washington, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Washington, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Washington, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Washington, PA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:21 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Washington, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:50 AM
Moonset
1:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Washington, PA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Washington

SPC has placed Washington in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

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.