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Longview, Washington Weather

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

Longview, WA
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:06 PM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
56%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Longview, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLongview, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 62°
Longview, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    17%
    68°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    64°47°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    0.03″
    59°45°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    70%
    58°43°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    67°41°+9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    49%
    0.24″
    54°47°-13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    59°46°+5°
Longview, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · steady
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Longview, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.3
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 30.07 inHg
Now
1018.3
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+5.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.71014.71019.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Longview, WA
Air quality
58
AQI
Hazardous
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 190

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Longview, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.8mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
20:06 UTC ·Longview, 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
20:06 UTC ·Longview, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Longview, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Longview, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Longview, WA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
4:36 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Longview, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
6:34 AM
Moonset
2:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Longview, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Longview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 — Longview

SPC has placed Longview 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 Longview

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.