Yakima, Washington Weather
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Yakima weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Clear——79°54°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——81°54°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Clear——92°61°+11°
- WednesdayAug 5Clear——99°68°+7°
- ThursdayAug 6Clear——106°72°+7°
- FridayAug 7Mostly Clear——103°71°-3°
- SaturdayAug 8Partly Cloudy——97°67°-6°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
August Arrives Dimmed
Yakima at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 98901, 98902, 98903, 98908
16-Day Forecast — Yakima
- Sun79°54°0%
- Mon81°54°0%
- Tue92°61°0%
- Wed99°68°0%
- Thu106°72°0%
- Fri103°71°0%
- Sat97°67°0%
- Sun96°66°0%
- Mon91°63°0%
- Tue93°66°1%
- Wed93°69°2%
- Thu89°65°3%
- Fri94°67°3%
- Sat98°70°0%
- Sun95°68°3%
- Mon92°65°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Yakima
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
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’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.
ZIP codes in Yakima
- 98901
- 98903
- 98902
- 98908
- 98904
- 98907