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Prairie Heights, Washington Weather

Solstice Light Crests. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Prairie Heights, WA
Monday, June 15 at 4:22 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
51%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:12 PM
Sunset
2:05 PM
Prairie Heights, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrairie Heights, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 90°
Prairie Heights, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    90°61°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    72°53°-18°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Mostly Clear
    77°45°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    79°49°+2°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    84°54°+5°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Partly Cloudy
    74°48°-10°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    74°51°
Prairie Heights, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 45°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 12 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Prairie Heights, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.3994.0994.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Prairie Heights, WA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
30μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Prairie Heights, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.4mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
11:22 UTC · Prairie Heights, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:22 UTC · Prairie Heights, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Prairie Heights, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prairie Heights, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prairie Heights, WA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:33 AM
Sunrise
10:12 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
2:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Prairie Heights, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:11 AM
Moonset
9:37 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Prairie Heights, WA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice Light Crests

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prairie Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Prairie Heights

  1. Mon90°61°1%
  2. Tue72°53°2%
  3. Wed77°45°0%
  4. Thu79°49°0%
  5. Fri84°54°0%
  6. Sat74°48°1%
  7. Sun74°51°1%
  8. Mon81°49°0%
  9. Tue74°51°0%
  10. Wed65°52°5%
  11. Thu60°52°14%
  12. Fri72°53°20%
  13. Sat85°49°17%
  14. Sun91°56°14%
  15. Mon83°52°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 Prairie Heights

  • 98321

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.