Yakima, Washington Weather
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Yakima weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:28 PM PST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Light Drizzle later61%0.01″51°36°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast——58°42°+7°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——56°43°-2°
- FridayNov 13Overcast57%—56°48°0°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Drizzle32%0.02″59°47°+3°
- SundayNov 15Light Drizzle32%0.06″52°44°-7°
- MondayNov 16Light Drizzle20%0.07″51°44°-1°
Air quality now AQI 34 · Good
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:55 AM
- Moonset
- 4:27 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Yakima at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 44°F (high 51°F, low 36°F), 4°F above the 40°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 8 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 2 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Yakima
- Tue51°36°61%
- Wed58°42°1%
- Thu56°43°0%
- Fri56°48°57%
- Sat59°47°32%
- Sun52°44°32%
- Mon51°44°20%
- Tue50°42°20%
- Wed51°39°20%
- Thu47°37°15%
- Fri47°37°9%
- Sat44°35°15%
- Sun43°36°11%
- Mon45°38°17%
- Tue48°39°16%
- Wed47°39°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Yakima
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Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 23) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Yakima
Yakima sits in Yakima County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 50m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 34m — a swing of +7h 17m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Seattle, the state’s largest city, lies about 110 miles to the NW. The nearest town Yakima tracks is Marine View, roughly 62 miles to the ENE.
Air quality in Yakima
Air quality in Yakima’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 37). See the full air-quality history for Yakima.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | peas, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Yakima tops out in July (~72°F) and dips lowest in December (~31°F), with December wettest at 1.4 inches and July driest at 0.2 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 1.2″ | 10 |
| February | 37° | 0.8″ | 7 |
| March | 43° | 0.6″ | 7 |
| April | 50° | 0.6″ | 6 |
| May | 59° | 0.7″ | 6 |
| June | 65° | 0.5″ | 5 |
| July | 72° | 0.2″ | 2 |
| August | 71° | 0.2″ | 2 |
| September | 62° | 0.2″ | 3 |
| October | 50° | 0.6″ | 6 |
| November | 38° | 0.9″ | 8 |
| December | 31° | 1.4″ | 10 |
Regional context
Similar climates Union Gap, WA, Selah, WA, Ahtanum, WA
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Yakima runs from a 32°F January mean to 72°F in July, a 41°F seasonal spread, with near 8 inches of precipitation across about 72 wet days.
Cool-season fronts carry Yakima's rain: December logs 1.4 inches on 10.3 days, against July's 0.2 inches on 2.2 — winter does the heavy lifting in Yakima. It is a winter-storm rhythm Yakima shares with places like Union Gap, WA, Selah, WA and Ahtanum, WA.
Yakima reaches its last hard frost near April 8; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Yakima, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. By October 23, frost is back in Yakima — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Yakima freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Union Gap, WA, Selah, WA, Ahtanum, WA, Gleed, WA, Terrace Heights, WA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Yakima?
- Yakima's last spring frost lands near April 8, and in Yakima the first fall frost follows around October 23.
- What is the rainy season in Yakima?
- December is the wettest month in Yakima, about 1.4 inches on average; the year totals roughly 8 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Yakima?
- July is Yakima's warmest month, averaging about 72°F.
- What is the coldest month in Yakima?
- Yakima bottoms out in December, with a mean near 31°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Yakima?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at April 8 in Yakima; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Yakima get?
- Expect roughly 72 wet days a year in Yakima.
- What hardiness zone is Yakima?
- Yakima's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with December near 31°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Yakima?
- Yakima's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Yakima?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Yakima in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Yakima?
- Current conditions for Yakima and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Yakima forecast updated?
- The Yakima forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Yakima?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Yakima are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Yakima?
- The next few days in Yakima's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Yakima sits at 46.6°N; its climate zone is warm-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Yakima
- 98901
- 98902
- 98903
- 98904
- 98907
- 98908