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Sultan, Washington Weather

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

Sultan, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:32 PM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
87%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Sultan, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSultan, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 63 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 51°H 63°
Sultan, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    40%
    0.22″
    63°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    0.03″
    58°50°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    90%
    0.09″
    55°46°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    0.04″
    64°47°+9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    57%
    74°44°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    60%
    77°51°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    47%
    75°49°-2°
Sultan, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 15°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
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 3 · pk 17 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sultan, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.91006.71006.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Sultan, WA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 30. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — 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
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
1.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Sultan, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.5mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
18:32 UTC ·Sultan, 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
18:32 UTC ·Sultan, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sultan, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sultan, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sultan, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
4:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sultan, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
7:08 AM
Moonset
3:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sultan, 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 →

Sultan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 — Sultan

SPC has placed Sultan in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Sultan

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.