Gold Bar, Washington Weather
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Gold Bar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast19%—69°60°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle45%0.02″63°53°-6°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle89%0.02″54°47°-9°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers93%0.13″52°46°-2°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle—0.01″65°47°+13°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle62%0.11″60°48°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle58%0.14″61°50°+1°
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:08 AM
- Moonset
- 3:46 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Gold Bar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Gold Bar
SPC has placed Gold Bar 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.