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Fairchild AFB, Washington Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fairchild AFB, WA
Friday, June 5 at 5:43 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Fairchild AFB, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairchild AFB, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 68°
Fairchild AFB, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    70°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    68°49°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    59°42°-9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    61°39°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    15%
    0.14″
    67°41°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    33%
    0.07″
    58°49°-9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.07″
    72°45°+14°
Fairchild AFB, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · backing 18°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 10
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 10 · pk 20 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the ssw.
Fairchild AFB, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.7
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.39 inHg
Now
927.7
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-6.2
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 925933
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.4925.2925.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fairchild AFB, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — 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
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Fairchild AFB, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
94.6mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
05:43 UTC ·Fairchild AFB, 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
05:43 UTC ·Fairchild AFB, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fairchild AFB, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairchild AFB, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairchild AFB, WA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
4:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fairchild AFB, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
7:16 AM
Moonset
4:42 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fairchild AFB, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairchild AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 5, 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 Fairchild AFB

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.