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Jefferson County International Airport, Washington

Small airport in Jefferson County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Jefferson County International Airport

Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Port Townsend (WA), 6 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good5.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Jefferson County International Airport

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Jefferson County International Airport, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 5 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSat

Airfield

Code
0S9
ICAO
-
IATA
TWD
Field elevation
108 ft
Serves
Port Townsend
Kind
Small airport
Scheduled service
No
Its own instrument
0S9
Wind now
Calm, read 15 Oct, 21:55

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
09 / 273,000 ft75 ftAsphalt104° / 284°CalmCalm
09271,000 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Port Townsend (0S9), Jefferson County International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

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
Temperature and Dew point at Port Townsend, temperature from 42.2 to 65.0, the latest 45.8; dew point from 42.8 to 53.6, the latest 45.8, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF40506070Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 46 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 56% at 1 PM to 100% at 12 AM.

Dew point now
46F
8 PM
Humidity now
100%
Humidity, range
56 to 100%
Relative humidity at Port Townsend, relative humidity from 56 to 100, the latest 100, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%406080100Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

Calm at 8 PM; at its strongest 7 mph, 11 AM, and no gust reported.

Now
0mph
calm
Strongest
7mph
11 AM
Highest gust
-
none reported
Wind at Port Townsend, wind from 0 to 7, the latest 0, in miles an hour.WINDmph02468Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Wind direction at Port Townsend, wind direction from 90 to 340, the latest 240, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

30.27 inHg at 8 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.11 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
30.27inHg
8 PM
3 hours
-0.01inHg
steady
24 hours
-0.11inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Port Townsend, pressure, altimeter from 30.26 to 30.41, the latest 30.27, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg30.2530.3030.3530.4030.45Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Visibility

Down to 0.3 miles at 12 AM, under a mile for 2 hours; 1 miles now.

Now
1mi
Lowest
0.3mi
12 AM
Hours under a mile
2
Visibility at Port Townsend, visibility from 0.3 to 10.0, the latest 1.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 13 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
200ft
12 AM
Hours with a base reported
13
Lowest cloud base at Port Townsend, lowest cloud base from 200 to 6,000, the latest 6,000, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft02,0004,0006,000Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001

Precipitation

None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Wettest hour
-
Hours with some
0

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

What is measuring near here

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

Port Townsend0S9

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

Diamond Point GardinerTDIAM

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

-

Snow on the ground

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