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Forks, Washington

City in Clallam County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Forks

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Makah Indian Tribe of Makah Indian Reservation (WA), 15 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone27Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Forks

None in the last 24 hours; 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

How far you can see at Forks, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 mile Fri 7 PM.

ThuFriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Forks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ForksFRKW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.3 mi away/318 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank11of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Forks 0.4 NNEWA-CM-59

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/306 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Forks 1EFORW1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/377 ft/70 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank89of 1,451

Station report

The weather at Quillayute State, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Forks, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 PM 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 Quillayute State, 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 UILFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUILLAYUTE STATESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEQuillayute State, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UILTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UIL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Quillayute State: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UILFIG. B THE AIR AT QUILLAYUTE STATETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.2 FTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEQuillayute State, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UILTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UIL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Quillayute State, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 UILFIG. C THE WIND AT QUILLAYUTE STATEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuillayute State, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UILTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UIL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Quillayute State, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Forks 1E (FORW1), 1.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Forks

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

Near Forks

River and lake gauges