Outlook, Washington Weather
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Outlook weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——79°51°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——71°50°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——68°46°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——73°43°+5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast14%—70°51°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers25%0.45″72°54°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear15%—84°54°+12°
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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
- 7:21 AM
- Moonset
- 4:57 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Outlook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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.