Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Vashon, Washington Weather

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Vashon, WA
Friday, June 5 at 4:15 AM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
51°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Vashon, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVashon, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 50°H 59°
Vashon, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    66°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    59°48°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Rain
    80%
    0.14″
    58°47°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    66°44°+8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    48%
    74°44°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    45%
    79°46°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    34%
    60°48°-19°
Vashon, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
003° · veering 139°
Direction
N
003°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 139° from the n.
Vashon, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121019
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.71011.51012.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Vashon, WA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Vashon, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
69%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.5mi
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
04:15 UTC ·Vashon, 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
04:15 UTC ·Vashon, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Vashon, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vashon, WA
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vashon, WA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
4:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Vashon, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
7:35 AM
Moonset
5:04 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Vashon, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vashon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below 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 5, 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 — Vashon

SPC has placed Vashon 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 Vashon

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.