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Rock Island, Washington Weather

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

Rock Island, WA
Tuesday, June 16 at 5:55 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
23%
Wind
26 mph
Sunrise
10:03 PM
Sunset
1:59 PM
Rock Island, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRock Island, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Rock Island, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    86°65°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    85°61°-1°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    87°60°+2°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    93°64°+6°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    89°60°-4°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    90°61°+1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    96°65°+6°
Rock Island, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
316° · veering 21°
Direction
NW
316°
Sustained
26
mph
Gust
41
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 15
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 15 · pk 41 @ 5:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 26 mph with gusts pulsing to 41 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rock Island, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.1986.6986.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rock Island, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44
Rock Island, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
153.7mi
UNLIMITED
165 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
00:55 UTC · Rock Island, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:55 UTC · Rock Island, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rock Island, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rock Island, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rock Island, WA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:24 AM
Sunrise
10:03 PM
Daylight
15h 56m
Sunset
1:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Rock Island, WA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
5% illuminated
Moonrise
7:39 AM
Moonset
11:11 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Rock Island, WA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Thimbleberry Sweetens

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Rock Island

  1. Tue86°65°0%
  2. Wed85°61°0%
  3. Thu87°60°0%
  4. Fri93°64°0%
  5. Sat89°60°0%
  6. Sun90°61°1%
  7. Mon96°65°0%
  8. Tue98°67°0%
  9. Wed76°58°0%
  10. Thu70°50°1%
  11. Fri82°46°3%
  12. Sat87°53°3%
  13. Sun93°61°6%
  14. Mon95°65°6%
  15. Tue100°67°3%
  16. Wed105°71°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Rock Island

  • 98850

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.