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Kirkland, Washington Weather

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

Kirkland, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:19 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
78%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Kirkland, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKirkland, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 54°H 65°
Kirkland, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.04″
    65°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    48%
    61°47°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    86%
    0.07″
    54°44°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    64°43°+10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    52%
    0.09″
    62°48°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Rain
    54%
    0.40″
    52°50°-10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    36%
    63°48°+11°
Kirkland, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · steady
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Kirkland, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.07 inHg
Now
1018.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.21014.61019.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Kirkland, WA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 AM.

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Kirkland, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.3mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
09:19 UTC ·Kirkland, 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
09:19 UTC ·Kirkland, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kirkland, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kirkland, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kirkland, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
4:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kirkland, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
7:09 AM
Moonset
3:49 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Kirkland, 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 →

Kirkland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 — Kirkland

SPC has placed Kirkland 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 Kirkland

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.