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Soap Lake, Washington Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Soap Lake, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:35 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
25%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Soap Lake, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSoap Lake, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 75°
Soap Lake, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    78°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    71°49°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    67°45°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    68°41°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    76°49°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    25%
    75°60°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    23%
    84°56°+9°
Soap Lake, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 98°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
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 11 · pk 37 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 98° from the sw.
Soap Lake, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.4975.6975.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Soap Lake, WA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
0μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 41
Soap Lake, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
141.5mi
UNLIMITED
159 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
19:35 UTC ·Soap Lake, 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
19:35 UTC ·Soap Lake, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Soap Lake, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Soap Lake, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Soap Lake, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
4:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Soap Lake, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:56 AM
Moonset
3:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Soap Lake, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Soap Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Soap Lake

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.