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Sultan, Washington Weather

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

Sultan, WA
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:12 PM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Sultan, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSultan, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 52°H 65°
Sultan, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    17%
    71°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    37%
    0.53″
    62°52°-9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    88%
    57°48°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    86%
    0.22″
    54°44°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    0.01″
    65°43°+11°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    0.17″
    54°48°-11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    58°48°+4°
Sultan, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 146°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 14 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sultan, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.51003.31007.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sultan, WA
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sultan, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.2mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
19:12 UTC ·Sultan, 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
19:12 UTC ·Sultan, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sultan, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sultan, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sultan, WA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
4:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sultan, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
6:38 AM
Moonset
2:37 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sultan, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sultan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 3, 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 — Sultan

SPC has placed Sultan in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Sultan

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.