Raft Island, Washington Weather
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Raft Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Overcast——83°48°—
- WednesdayJun 3Drizzle—0.04″64°54°-19°
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——73°49°+9°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Drizzle59%0.16″56°46°-17°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle77%—60°40°+4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——67°45°+7°
- MondayJun 8Overcast26%—70°49°+3°
Ozone at AQI 75 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 by mid-afternoon.
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 75 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
- Moonrise
- 5:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Raft Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (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.