South Bend, Washington Weather
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South Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——60°51°—
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle36%0.02″54°50°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle88%0.04″59°46°+5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle30%—61°44°+2°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle65%0.11″54°48°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle47%0.01″65°50°+11°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast29%—63°48°-2°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:11 AM
- Moonset
- 4:01 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
South Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (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 — South Bend
SPC has placed South Bend 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.