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Coulee Dam, Washington Weather

Thunderheads build by noon. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Coulee Dam, WA
Tuesday, June 16 at 8:32 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
28%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
9:56 PM
Sunset
1:57 PM
Coulee Dam, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCoulee Dam, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Coulee Dam, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    89°68°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Mostly Clear
    84°62°-5°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    86°62°+2°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    90°60°+4°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    87°60°-3°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Partly Cloudy
    89°57°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    94°61°+5°
Coulee Dam, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · steady
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 11 · pk 32 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 318SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Coulee Dam, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.8967.3968.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Coulee Dam, WA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Coulee Dam, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
137.2mi
UNLIMITED
181 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
03:32 UTC · Coulee Dam, 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
03:32 UTC · Coulee Dam, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Coulee Dam, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Coulee Dam, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Coulee Dam, WA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:16 AM
Sunrise
9:56 PM
Daylight
16h 01m
Sunset
1:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Coulee Dam, WA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
7:32 AM
Moonset
11:09 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Coulee Dam, WA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Thunderheads build by noon

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coulee Dam at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Coulee Dam

  1. Tue89°68°1%
  2. Wed84°61°1%
  3. Thu86°62°0%
  4. Fri90°60°0%
  5. Sat87°60°0%
  6. Sun89°57°1%
  7. Mon94°61°0%
  8. Tue97°65°1%
  9. Wed81°60°2%
  10. Thu73°47°3%
  11. Fri79°47°3%
  12. Sat86°54°3%
  13. Sun90°58°6%
  14. Mon94°63°7%
  15. Tue99°66°13%
  16. Wed104°68°13%

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

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Coulee Dam

  • 99116

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.