Rice, WA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - High Wind Warning

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Mostly Cloudy 48°F
Feels Like 43°F  
Humidity 61% Dew Point 36°F Wind SW 11 MPH Gusts 17 Barometer 31.45 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 11.7 mi. N of central Rice
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Point Forecast at a Glance

MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Mostly Clear, Low 37F
 
37
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Rain, High 45F, Low 38F
50%
45
38
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain And Snow, High 44F, Low 31F
40%
44
31
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 38F, Low 28F
100%
38
28
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Snow, High 37F, Low 25F
30%
37
25
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow, High 35F, Low 25F
40%
35
25
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Snow, High 33F, Low 27F
40%
33
27

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 45°F to 33°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 33°F with lows around 22°F.

This Date in Weather History

1835 - New England experienced one of their coldest days of record. At noon on that bitterly cold Wednesday the mercury stood at four degrees below at Boston, 15 degrees below at Norfolk CT, and 17 degrees below at Hanover NH. The temperature at Boston was 12 degrees below zero by sunset. Gale force winds accompanied the severe cold, and that night a great New York City fire destroyed much of the financial district.

More on this and other weather history

Rice, WA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Monday Dec 15

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 37. South wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Snow level 3300 feet rising to 5300 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Rain

Night: Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of snow between 8am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: Snow before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 2300 feet. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Snow

Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 3300 feet. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Dec 19

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Snow

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Sunday Dec 21

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Snow

Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Dec 22

Rain And Snow

Day: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 2400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.


About Rice, WA

Rice is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Rice is located along the Columbia River at Washington State Route 25 and Orin-Rice Road 13.5 miles (21.7 km) south-southwest of Kettle Falls. The Rice ZIP code is 99167. Rice, Washington was named after William B. Rice after homesteading the area in 1883. His son, Bert William Rice was born in 1886 in the original homestead house. He would live there and farm the land, building two additional homesteads in close proximity for his parents and his growing family of several children with his wife, Ola D. Deakins. One of their children, Pearl Rice was also born in the family home in 1916. She married and lived in the home for 62 years until moving to Spokane Valley, Washington. She married WWII airplane mechanic John V. Ball Sr. According to family, John Ball and Bert Rice dredged a 2-mile long creek, Cheweka Creek from a Spring in the mountains behind Rice Cemetery. The small creek ran through the beautiful gardens of the Rice-Ball homesteads, equipped with a divergent system that allowed the family to use the water for household purposes as well as flood irrigation for the alfalfa fields. In addition to farming, John V. Ball Sr. worked for the Washington State Department of Transportation for 29 years. John and Pearl had three children, Linda, John Jr, and Denny. John V. Ball Jr, born in 1945, recalls attending a two-room school house with outhouses, but attended current-day Eastern Washington University despite his humble upbringings. The family homesteads have since been sold, although still stand today. [Information retrieved from familial sources]

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