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Riverbend, Washington Weather

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

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

Riverbend, WA
Monday, June 15 at 12:24 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:09 PM
Sunset
2:05 PM
Riverbend, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverbend, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 85°
Riverbend, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    85°65°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    67°54°-18°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Partly Cloudy
    73°48°+6°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    80°52°+7°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    80°56°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    77°50°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    79°52°+2°
Riverbend, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
330° · veering 13°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riverbend, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.2999.51000.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Riverbend, WA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 66. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Riverbend, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
79.1mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
19:24 UTC · Riverbend, 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
19:24 UTC · Riverbend, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riverbend, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverbend, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverbend, WA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:30 AM
Sunrise
10:09 PM
Daylight
15h 56m
Sunset
2:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Riverbend, WA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:07 AM
Moonset
9:37 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Riverbend, WA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice Light Crests

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverbend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Riverbend

  1. Mon84°65°1%
  2. Tue67°54°8%
  3. Wed73°48°5%
  4. Thu80°52°0%
  5. Fri80°56°0%
  6. Sat77°50°0%
  7. Sun79°52°1%
  8. Mon83°55°1%
  9. Tue86°58°1%
  10. Wed83°57°5%
  11. Thu72°51°12%
  12. Fri62°50°13%
  13. Sat72°53°20%
  14. Sun77°52°16%
  15. Mon77°52°12%
  16. Tue76°47°14%

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 Riverbend

  • 98045

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.