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Coulee Dam, Washington Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Coulee Dam, WA
Friday, June 5 at 2:38 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
22%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
4:58 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Coulee Dam, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCoulee Dam, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 73°
Coulee Dam, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    79°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    73°53°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    12%
    64°47°-9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    68°40°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    71°44°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    33%
    75°56°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    26%
    79°50°+4°
Coulee Dam, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
199° · backing 62°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 18 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the ssw.
Coulee Dam, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.70 inHg
Now
971.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.0970.1970.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Coulee Dam, WA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11
Coulee Dam, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
151.9mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
02:38 UTC ·Coulee Dam, 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
02:38 UTC ·Coulee Dam, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Coulee Dam, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Coulee Dam, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Coulee Dam, WA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
4:58 AM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
4:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Coulee Dam, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
7:22 AM
Moonset
4:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Coulee Dam, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coulee Dam at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 5, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Coulee Dam

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.