Temperature
46 F at 8 PM; 65 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 42 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 46F
- 8 PM
- Highest
- 65F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 42F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Washington/Jefferson County International Airport
Coming up. Rain is likely Saturday morning, from about 6 AM (66%).
Now. Jefferson County International Airport is 48° and fog at 11 PM. The dew point is 45°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 50° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 71°, and the coolest Sunday, near 57°. Rain is likely Saturday (66%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 54 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 11:00 PM in Jefferson County International Airport, Washington.
Air quality
Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Port Townsend (WA), 6 miles off.
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 20, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 5 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 | 3,000 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 104° / 284° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
Every hour from Port Townsend (0S9), Jefferson County International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
46 F at 8 PM; 65 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 42 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 46 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 56% at 1 PM to 100% at 12 AM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Calm at 8 PM; at its strongest 7 mph, 11 AM, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.27 inHg at 8 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.11 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 0.3 miles at 12 AM, under a mile for 2 hours; 1 miles now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 13 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Port Townsend: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 5 instruments nearest Jefferson County International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/112 ft/4 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Snow CreekSNWW1
At a river or reservoir gauge/5.9 mi away/56 ft/52 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beside a road/6.5 mi away/279 ft/171 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Port Townsend 4.2 SWA-JF-34
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/331 ft/223 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Chimacum 4 Mi SCHMW1
At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/173 ft/65 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.