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Goldendale, Washington Weather

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

Goldendale, WA
Friday, June 5 at 4:18 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
50%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Goldendale, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGoldendale, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 48°H 60°
Goldendale, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    70°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    60°48°-10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    11%
    57°42°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    67°38°+10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    27%
    64°49°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Rain
    23%
    0.44″
    64°50°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    74°46°+10°
Goldendale, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 11°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 25
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3420SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Goldendale, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955961
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.0954.5955.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Goldendale, WA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

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
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
Goldendale, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.8mi
UNLIMITED
109 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
04:18 UTC ·Goldendale, 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
04:18 UTC ·Goldendale, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Goldendale, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Goldendale, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Goldendale, WA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
4:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Goldendale, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
7:23 AM
Moonset
5:02 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Goldendale, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Goldendale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 5, 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 — Goldendale

SPC has placed Goldendale 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.

ZIP codes in Goldendale

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.