Yakima, Washington Weather
Solstice Light Crests. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Yakima weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——96°63°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——88°65°-8°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——88°58°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——88°62°0°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——96°67°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——94°67°-2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——88°57°-6°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:08 AM
- Moonset
- 9:27 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice Light Crests
Yakima at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Yakima
- Mon96°63°2%
- Tue88°65°1%
- Wed88°58°0%
- Thu88°62°0%
- Fri96°67°0%
- Sat94°67°0%
- Sun88°57°1%
- Mon86°61°1%
- Tue88°65°1%
- Wed79°58°1%
- Thu74°54°2%
- Fri80°55°10%
- Sat92°62°3%
- Sun97°70°3%
- Mon98°71°0%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Yakima
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 Yakima
- 98901
- 98903
- 98902
- 98908
- 98904
- 98907