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Steptoe, Washington Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Steptoe, WA
Saturday, June 13 at 1:35 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
9:53 PM
Sunset
1:45 PM
Steptoe, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSteptoe, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 73°
Steptoe, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Clear
    73°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    78°53°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    82°56°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    82°61°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    76°50°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    83°54°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    87°57°+4°
Steptoe, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · backing 78°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 78° from the ene.
Steptoe, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
936.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.64 inHg
Now
936.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929936
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW936.2929.1935.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Steptoe, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15
Steptoe, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.0mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
08:35 UTC · Steptoe, 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
08:35 UTC · Steptoe, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Steptoe, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Steptoe, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Steptoe, WA
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
4:15 AM
Sunrise
9:53 PM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
1:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Steptoe, WA
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:05 AM
Moonset
6:42 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Steptoe, WA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Steptoe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Steptoe

  1. Sat73°50°0%
  2. Sun78°53°0%
  3. Mon82°56°0%
  4. Tue82°61°0%
  5. Wed76°50°0%
  6. Thu83°54°0%
  7. Fri87°57°0%
  8. Sat80°60°2%
  9. Sun78°48°4%
  10. Mon77°51°4%
  11. Tue82°51°5%
  12. Wed89°56°11%
  13. Thu101°60°6%
  14. Fri110°68°6%
  15. Sat103°69°10%

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

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 13, 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 Steptoe

  • 99111
  • 99174

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.