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Chinook, Washington

Community in Pacific County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Chinook

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Raymond (WA), 30 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 14, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Chinook

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Chinook, the next 44 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 11 AM, under a mile for 14 hours.

FriSat

On the radar over Chinook, WashingtonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Chinook, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Chinook 2.9 SEWA-PC-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/14 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Raymond 2 SRYMW1

At a cooperative observer's station/28.0 mi away/16 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank17of 1,451

Station report

The weather at Clatsop Spit near Warrenton, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.0 mi from Chinook, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east (91 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Clatsop Spit near Warrenton, north up: blowing from 91 degrees, the east, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 82SW1FIG. C THE WIND AT CLATSOP SPIT NEAR WARRENTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 91°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEClatsop Spit near Warrenton, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP 82SW1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-82SW1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 12 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Clatsop Spit near Warrenton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 12 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 82SW1FIG. D WHERE CLATSOP SPIT NEAR WARRENTON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECLATSOP SPIT NEAR WARRENTON0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT12 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTITLEClatsop Spit near Warrenton, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 82SW1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-82SW1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 46.23 N, and the day is 10 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 57 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Clatsop Spit near Warrenton, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 43 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 82SW1FIG. E THE SUN AT CLATSOP SPIT NEAR WARRENTONELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 43 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 57 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.23 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEClatsop Spit near Warrenton, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 82SW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-82SW1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Clatsop Spit near Warrenton, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Chinook

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

Near Chinook

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