Index, Washington Weather
Solstice Light Crests. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Index weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Mostly Clear——76°58°—
- SundayJun 14Clear——79°65°+3°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——86°63°+7°
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle——70°52°-16°
- WednesdayJun 17Mostly Clear——76°49°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——81°53°+5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——80°57°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:19 AM
- Moonset
- 7:04 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Solstice Light Crests
Index at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Index
- Sat76°59°1%
- Sun79°65°1%
- Mon86°63°0%
- Tue70°52°4%
- Wed76°49°2%
- Thu81°53°2%
- Fri80°57°6%
- Sat73°51°6%
- Sun74°51°11%
- Mon70°51°6%
- Tue84°53°9%
- Wed94°61°16%
- Thu105°68°16%
- Fri101°70°27%
- Sat85°62°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 Index
- 98256