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Chain Lake, Washington Weather

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

Chain Lake, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:28 PM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
78%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Chain Lake, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChain Lake, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 57°
Chain Lake, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.16″
    62°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    57°49°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    86%
    0.01″
    53°44°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    64°45°+11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    54%
    71°40°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    54%
    76°48°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    44%
    73°46°-3°
Chain Lake, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 112°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2012SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Chain Lake, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.91003.61003.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Chain Lake, WA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Chain Lake, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.8mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
21:28 UTC ·Chain Lake, WA · 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
21:28 UTC ·Chain Lake, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Chain Lake, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chain Lake, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chain Lake, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
4:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Chain Lake, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
7:09 AM
Moonset
3:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Chain Lake, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chain Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 — Chain Lake

SPC has placed Chain Lake in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Chain Lake

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.