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

Hamilton, WA
Friday, June 5 at 6:25 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
68%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Hamilton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHamilton, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit with a 71% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 49°H 58°
Hamilton, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    63°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    71%
    0.72″
    58°48°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Rain
    74%
    0.23″
    56°47°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.03″
    63°47°+7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    51%
    0.25″
    60°50°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.30″
    59°49°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    44%
    64°49°+5°
Hamilton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · backing 6°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 182SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the nw.
Hamilton, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111018
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.01011.01011.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Hamilton, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34. 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
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hamilton, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
06:25 UTC ·Hamilton, 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
06:25 UTC ·Hamilton, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hamilton, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hamilton, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hamilton, WA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
15h 56m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
4:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hamilton, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
7:37 AM
Moonset
4:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Hamilton, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hamilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 — Hamilton

SPC has placed Hamilton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Hamilton

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.