Observed 2:50 AM PDT at KPUW

Colton, WA weather

Clear and 36°2°.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Clear · Feels like 31°−1°

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 9 AM (low 28°−2°)
Low 28°−2° today at 6 AM
Above 40°4° today by 10 AM
High 54°12° today at 3 PM

TonightNear 30°−1° · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
This morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 54°12° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 34°1° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	26%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	42%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	43%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	42%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	40%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	45%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	51%	2
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	61%	2
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	66%	2
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	68%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	66%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	69%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	71%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	65%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	69%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	73%	61%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	79%	67%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	26°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	48%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	54%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	62%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	71%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	63%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	63%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	65%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	48%	68%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	73%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	60%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	66%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	38°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	37°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	37°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	81%	83%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 27°−3°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread frost before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Widespread frost. Mostly clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 34°1°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 3 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 55°13°, low 32°0°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 52°11°, low 31°−1°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 52°11°, low 29°−2°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 49°9°, low 27°−3°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
27°−3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Snow 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 31°−1°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–50°10°
Low, likely
24°−4°–38°3°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–49°9°
Low, likely
23°−5°–32°0°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 54°, low 27°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 34°, warming up.
Monday
44% chance of rain, high 55°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 42–52°; chance of precipitation on Thursday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OTX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Fork Palouse River at Pullman

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Tue 5 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Paradise Creek at HWY8 Near Moscow

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 46.4 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 47.5 ft Tue 4 PM

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Clearwater River at Spalding

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 3,130 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Thu 11 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Alpowa Creek at Mouth

12 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Fri 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 43Typical 122

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 7 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 25°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Lewiston Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1881–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Colton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 27 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 53 min less
Golden hour: 5:03–6:04 PM; Morning 6:59–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:04–6:16 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 3:13–6 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 4:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Colton. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,000 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Colton, WA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Fork Palouse River at Pullman

Paradise Creek at HWY8 Near Moscow

Clearwater River at Spalding

Alpowa Creek at Mouth

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon