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Port Townsend, Washington Weather

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

Port Townsend, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 1:44 AM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
56%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Port Townsend, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Townsend, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 56°
Port Townsend, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    14%
    68°57°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.05″
    57°51°-11°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    0.09″
    57°48°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    88%
    0.32″
    59°46°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    60°42°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    45%
    61°50°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    40%
    61°49°
Port Townsend, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 12°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 20 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the wnw.
Port Townsend, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+5.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.31007.11012.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Port Townsend, WA
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Port Townsend, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
49%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.5mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
01:44 UTC ·Port Townsend, 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
01:44 UTC ·Port Townsend, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Port Townsend, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Townsend, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Townsend, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
4:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Port Townsend, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
7:14 AM
Moonset
3:50 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Port Townsend, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Townsend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 — Port Townsend

SPC has placed Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend

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.