Bucoda, Washington Weather
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Bucoda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast13%—67°56°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——63°48°-4°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle80%0.03″58°45°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers79%0.13″55°43°-3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——65°41°+10°
- MondayJun 8Rain59%0.24″55°47°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle46%—58°47°+3°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:37 AM
- Moonset
- 2:47 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Bucoda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 27 (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 3, 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 — Bucoda
SPC has placed Bucoda in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.