Temperature
42 F at 2 AM; 57 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 42 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 42F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 57F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 42F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Washington/William R Fairchild International Airport
William R Fairchild International Airport, Washington
Medium airport in Clallam County, Washington44°
67°/46°
Clear·
Feels like 42°·Light air 3 mph ESE
Coming up. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 4 AM (64%).
Now. William R Fairchild International Airport is 44° and clear at 3 AM. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the east-southeast at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 64° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 48° by 8 AM, with some cloud. Air quality is moderate (index 54): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. Highs stay close to 58° all week. Rain is possible tomorrow (33%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:23 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 9:57 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 day is 10 hours 49 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
54Air quality
100%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
44feels42
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
6746
64%
Sat
Oct 17
5947
33%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
5638
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
5639
12%
Tue
Oct 20
5738
clear day
Wed
Oct 21
5938
11%
Thu
Oct 22
5741
24%
44°
67°46°
59°47°
56°38°
56°39°
57°38°
59°38°
57°41°
As of 3:00 AM in William R Fairchild International Airport, Washington.
Air quality
The air at William R Fairchild International Airport
Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Port Angeles (WA), 14 miles off.
54Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate-
The days ahead
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 52YesterdayOct 15
- 28TodayOct 16
- 28SatOct 17
- 28SunOct 18
- 28MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at William R Fairchild International Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.01in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at William R Fairchild International Airport, the next 45 hours
Fog: visibility falls to 0.9 miles Fri 8 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- CLM
- ICAO
- KCLM
- IATA
- CLM
- Field elevation
- 291 ft
- Serves
- Port Angeles
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- CLM
- Wind now
- From 220° at 6 mph, read 16 Oct, 02:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 | 6,347 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 104° / 284° | 3 mph head, on 27 | 5 mph from the left |
| 13 / 31 | 3,255 ft | 50 ft | Asphalt | 148° / 328° | 2 mph head, on 13 | 6 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Port Angeles (CLM), William R Fairchild International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 42 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 4 PM Thursday to 100% at 1 AM.
- Dew point now
- 42F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 100%
- Humidity, range
- 72 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
1 mph from the south southwest at 3 AM; at its strongest 8 mph, 2 PM Thursday, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 1mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 8mph
- 2 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.23 inHg at 3 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.19 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.23inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.01inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.19inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.2 miles at 12 PM Thursday, under a mile for 2 hours; 7 miles now.
- Now
- 7mi
- Lowest
- 0.2mi
- 12 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 2
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 11 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 10 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 11 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 10
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 Angeles: 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 William R Fairchild International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Port AngelesCLM
At an airfield/0.3 mi away/262 ft/29 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Indian Creek Lake CrescentTINDV
Beside a road/6.8 mi away/410 ft/119 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Morse CreekMOCW1
At a river or reservoir gauge/9.0 mi away/732 ft/441 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Port Angeles 4.1 SSWWA-CM-58
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/109 ft/182 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Sequim 2 ESEQW1
At a cooperative observer's station/20.3 mi away/108 ft/183 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Washington
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near William R Fairchild International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Port Angelescity, 3 mi
- Port Angeles Eastcommunity, 6 mi
- Carlsborgcommunity, 15 mi
- River Roadcommunity, 17 mi
- Sequimcity, 18 mi
- Jamestowncommunity, 19 mi
- Bell Hillcommunity, 19 mi
- Blyncommunity, 25 mi
- Olympic Mountainsfeature, 29 mi
- Port Townsendcity, 33 mi
- Port Hadlock-Irondalecommunity, 34 mi
- Quilcenecommunity, 35 mi
Airports near William R Fairchild International Airport
- Port Angeles Cgas AirportNOW, 4 mi
- Jefferson County International Airport0S9, 32 mi
- Friday Harbor AirportFHR, 35 mi
- Lopez Island AirportS31, 36 mi
- Friday Harbor Seaplane BaseW33, 37 mi
- Roche Harbor Seaplane BaseW39, 37 mi
- Roche Harbor AirportWA09, 38 mi
- Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base81W, 38 mi