Elma, Washington Weather
Thimbleberry Sweetens. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——90°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——67°53°-23°
- WednesdayJun 17Mostly Clear——75°46°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——83°49°+8°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——80°50°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——71°52°-9°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——79°53°+8°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:32 AM
- Moonset
- 10:40 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Thimbleberry Sweetens
Elma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Elma
- Mon90°56°1%
- Tue67°53°1%
- Wed75°46°0%
- Thu83°49°0%
- Fri80°50°0%
- Sat71°52°2%
- Sun79°53°2%
- Mon86°50°1%
- Tue81°53°0%
- Wed66°52°0%
- Thu71°52°2%
- Fri70°55°12%
- Sat63°53°6%
- Sun77°51°3%
- Mon71°47°10%
- Tue66°51°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 Elma
- 98541