Kittitas, Washington Weather
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Kittitas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle27%0.02″76°52°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——67°50°-9°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——66°45°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast16%—60°42°-6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——65°42°+5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast25%—60°46°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast19%—64°42°+4°
Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 19 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:36 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Kittitas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 28 (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 3, 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.