Temperature
50 F at 12 AM; 54 F at its warmest, 11 AM Thursday, and 49 F at its coolest, 2 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 50F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 54F
- 11 AM Thursday
- Lowest
- 49F
- 2 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Washington Island Airport, Wisconsin
Small airport in Door County, Wisconsin* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Door County. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest low temperatures will be over the interior portions of the county, and across southern Door County south of Sturgeon Bay.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
50°
53°/41°
Light rain·
Feels like 46°·Gentle breeze 9 mph N
Alert. A Frost Advisory is in force for Washington Island Airport until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 1 AM, the chance peaking at 88% around 2 AM.
Now. Washington Island Airport is 50° and light rain at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like 46°. The dew point is 47°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north at 9 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 51° by 11 AM. Tonight falls to about 40° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 63°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 20 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:01 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:39 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 57 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
25Air quality
89%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
50feels46
81%
Today
Oct 16
5341
99%
28mph
Sat
Oct 17
5637
17%
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
5941
20mph
Mon
Oct 19
5943
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
6145
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
6249
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
6350
18%
50°
53°41°
56°37°
59°41°
59°43°
61°45°
62°49°
63°50°
As of 1:00 AM in Washington Island Airport, Wisconsin.
Air quality
The air at Washington Island Airport
Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Kewaunee-Door (WI), 50 miles off.
25Good
- Ozone25Good18 ppb11.1 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.
GoodModerate
- 26YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Washington Island Airport
0.33 in in the last 24 hours, 0.54 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.33in
- Last 3 days
- 0.54in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 61%
Visibility
How far you can see at Washington Island Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 1 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- 2P2
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 652 ft
- Serves
- Washington
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- 2P2
- Wind now
- From 350° at 8 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 unlit | 1,300 ft | 125 ft | Turf | - | - | - |
| 14 / 32 | 2,230 ft | 150 ft | Turf | - | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Washington Island (2P2), Washington Island Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 47 F, the air 89% saturated; the humidity ran from 59% at 11 AM Thursday to 89% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 47F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 89%
- Humidity, range
- 59 to 89%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
9 mph from the north at 12 AM; at its strongest 9 mph, 12 AM, with a gust of 16 mph at 12 AM.
- Now
- 9mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 9mph
- 12 AM
- Highest gust
- 16mph
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.75 inHg at 12 AM, falling 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.50 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.75inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.04inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.50inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 10 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 500 ft at 7 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 7 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.36 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.08 in, in the hour to 5 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.36in
- Wettest hour
- 0.08in
- 5 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 9
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Washington Island: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Washington Island 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 now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/624 ft/28 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Northport Pier At Deaths DoorNPDW3
At a harbour/7.2 mi away/571 ft/81 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Washington IsWASW3
At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/679 ft/27 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Ellison Bay 4.7 NEWI-DR-19
In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.1 mi away/622 ft/30 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Wisconsin
19 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Washington Island Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Ellison Baycommunity, 12 mi
- Sister Bayvillage, 17 mi
- Ephraimvillage, 20 mi
- Baileys Harborcommunity, 25 mi
- Egg Harborvillage, 29 mi
- Marinettecity, 40 mi
- Sturgeon Baycity, 44 mi
- Peshtigocity, 46 mi
- Little Sturgeoncommunity, 49 mi
- Wausaukeevillage, 50 mi
- Ambergcommunity, 52 mi
- Door Countyfeature, 53 mi
Airports near Washington Island Airport
- Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport3D2, 22 mi
- Door County Cherryland AirportSUE, 45 mi
- J. Douglas Bake Memorial AirportOCQ, 60 mi
- Austin Straubel International AirportGRB, 86 mi
- Shawano Municipal AirportEZS, 90 mi
- Manitowoc County AirportMTW, 95 mi
- Clintonville Municipal AirportCLI, 103 mi
- Langlade County AirportAIG, 108 mi