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Point Roberts, Washington

Community in Whatcom County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Point Roberts

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Custer (WA), 19 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate-
  • Ozone13Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Point Roberts

None in the last 24 hours; 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Point Roberts, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 5 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Point Roberts, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Point Roberts 1.8 ENEWA-WC-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/204 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BlaineBLNW1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/59 ft/146 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Eastsound/Orcas Island Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.5 mi from Point Roberts, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,000 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Eastsound/Orcas Island Airport, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORSFIG. A THE SKY OVER EASTSOUND/ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEastsound/Orcas Island Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ORSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ORS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Eastsound/Orcas Island Airport: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORSFIG. B THE AIR AT EASTSOUND/ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEEastsound/Orcas Island Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ORS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 13 mph.

Plan of the wind at Eastsound/Orcas Island Airport, north up: 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 ORSFIG. C THE WIND AT EASTSOUND/ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEastsound/Orcas Island Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ORS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Eastsound/Orcas Island Airport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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