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Hillsboro, Oregon

City in Washington County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Hillsboro

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Hillsboro (OR), 2 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good1.7 mi
  • Ozone-1 ppb12.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide23Good24 ppb12.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm16.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hillsboro

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Hillsboro, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Hillsboro, OregonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hillsboro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hillsboro 0.9 SWOR-WS-112

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/186 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Nature Park-BeavertonNPBO3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/192 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Portland/Hillsboro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.4 mi from Hillsboro, Oregon. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Portland/Hillsboro, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HIOFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORTLAND/HILLSBOROSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPortland/Hillsboro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HIOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HIO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Portland/Hillsboro: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HIOFIG. B THE AIR AT PORTLAND/HILLSBOROTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.1 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPortland/Hillsboro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HIOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HIO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Portland/Hillsboro, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HIOFIG. C THE WIND AT PORTLAND/HILLSBOROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPortland/Hillsboro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HIOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HIO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Portland/Hillsboro, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Oregon

25 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Hillsboro

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Hillsboro

River and lake gauges