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Port Angeles, Washington

National Weather Service: Special Weather Statement

Current Conditions

 
Temp: 50°
Dew Point: 40°
Humidity: 68%
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Pressure: 29.98 in. +
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Wind Chill: 50°

 

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Almanac

Average High: 67°

Average Low: 51°

Record high/year: 77° (1974)

Record low/year: 41° (1965)

Sunrise: 6:30 AM

Sunset: 7:57 PM

Detailed History

Sun and Moon

Sunrise: 06:30 AM (PDT)

Moon Rise: 06:19 AM (PDT)

Sunset: 07:57 PM (PDT)

Moon Set: 07:47 PM (PDT)

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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database


5-Day Forecast

Saturday Chance of Rain Hi 56° Lo 41° Chance of Rain
Sunday Partly Cloudy Hi 61° Lo 45° Partly Cloudy
Monday Partly Cloudy Hi 59° Lo 45° Partly Cloudy
Tuesday Chance of Rain Hi 61° Lo 47° Chance of Rain
Wednesday Chance of Rain Hi 65° Lo 49° Chance of Rain

 

Forecast for Olympics

Updated: 3:30 PM PDT on August 29, 2008

Tonight

Showers this evening then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level 8000 feet.

 

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 5000 feet.

 

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level 5000 feet.

 

Sunday

Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Freezing level rising to 7500 feet.

 

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Freezing level 8500 feet.

 

Labor Day

Partly sunny. Freezing level 9500 feet.

 

Monday Night and Tuesday

Becoming cloudy with a chance of rain. Snow level 9500 feet.

 

Tuesday Night and Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 10500 feet.

 

Wednesday Night and Thursday

Partly cloudy. Freezing level 11000 feet.

 

Thursday Night and Friday

Clear. Freezing level 12500 feet.

 

 

Probability of Precipitation

Place Tonight Saturday Saturday Night Sunday
Hurricane Ridge 39°F 60% 42°F 40% 35°F 30% 47°F 10%

  = Probability of Precipitation

 Special Weather Statement  Statement as of 3:00 PM PDT on August 29, 2008


... Unseasonably cool in the mountains this Holiday weekend...

A heads up for hikers... climbers and others headed into the
Olympics and Washington Cascades this Holiday weekend.
Unseasonably cool weather conditions are expected and if you are
planning to be in the mountains... be prepared for cool conditions.

Lower pressure aloft is forecast to follow a Pacific frontal
system moving through through western Washington late Friday...
bringing an unseasonably cool air mass into the region.

Only spotty light showers are anticipated Saturday and Sunday. But
temperatures will be cool for late August. Snow levels in the
Olympics and Cascades are anticipated to drop close to 4000 or
5000 feet.

Nighttime temperatures in the mountains near the 3000 to 5000 foot
levels are expected to drop into the 30s to lower 40s Sunday
morning while daytime temperatures Saturday and Sunday will warm
only into the upper 40s and 50s.

So again... for hikers... climbers and others planning to be in the
Olympics and Washington Cascades this Holiday weekend should be
prepared for unseasonably cool weather conditions with a threat of
light showers. Monitor current and forecast conditions via your
local NOAA Weather Radio station or on the internet at
weather.Gov/Seattle

Buehner





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Location: RAWS HURRICANE WA US, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 1:00 AM PDT

Temperature: 35 °F Dew Point: 23 °F Humidity: 60% Wind: WSW at 1 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 35 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Cherry Hill, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 1:34 AM PDT

Temperature: 48.2 °F Dew Point: 37 °F Humidity: 65% Wind: East at 3.0 mph Pressure: 29.79 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 48 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 1:36 AM PDT

Temperature: 47.9 °F Dew Point: 43 °F Humidity: 82% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.95 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 48 °F Historical Graphs

Location: NOS_NWLON Port Angeles, WA, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 1:06 AM PDT

Temperature:  °F Dew Point: - Humidity: - Wind: Calm Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: - Historical Graphs

Location: 2 Miles Up Deer Park Road, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 1:36 AM PDT

Temperature: 40.5 °F Dew Point: 37 °F Humidity: 87% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.99 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 40 °F Historical Graphs

Location: 4 miles up Deer Park Road, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 1:36 AM PDT

Temperature: 42.4 °F Dew Point: 38 °F Humidity: 85% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.32 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 42 °F Historical Graphs

Location: MesoWest WATERHOLE WA US SNOTEL, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 11:00 PM PDT

Temperature: 35 °F Dew Point: 35 °F Humidity: 101% Wind: WSW at 1 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 35 °F Historical Graphs

Location: APRSWXNET Port Angeles WA US, Carlsborg, WA

Updated: 1:19 AM PDT

Temperature: 46 °F Dew Point: 46 °F Humidity: 100% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.96 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 46 °F Historical Graphs

Location: RAWS BUCK KNOLL WA US, Carlsborg, WA

Updated: 1:09 AM PDT

Temperature: 43 °F Dew Point: 38 °F Humidity: 84% Wind: NNW at 1 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 43 °F Historical Graphs

Location: MesoWest Seibert Creek Bridge WA US WA DOT, Carlsborg, WA

Updated: 12:15 AM PDT

Temperature: 50 °F Dew Point: 39 °F Humidity: 66% Wind: SSW at 2 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: - Historical Graphs

Location: Lost Mt., Sequim, WA

Updated: 9:44 PM PDT

Temperature: 44.6 °F Dew Point: 44 °F Humidity: 97% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.87 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 45 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Carlsborg, Sequim, WA

Updated: 1:36 AM PDT

Temperature: 49.7 °F Dew Point: 43 °F Humidity: 77% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.96 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 50 °F Historical Graphs

Location: DDMET Mt. Olympus, WA, Port Angeles, WA

Updated: 12:59 AM PDT

Temperature: 33 °F Dew Point: - Humidity: - Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.94 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 33 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Kirner Road, Sequim, WA

Updated: 1:35 AM PDT

Temperature: 53.4 °F Dew Point: 34 °F Humidity: 46% Wind: WNW at 5.4 mph Pressure: 29.91 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: - Historical Graphs

Location: Emerald Highlands, Sequim, WA

Updated: 1:32 AM PDT

Temperature: 49.1 °F Dew Point: 41 °F Humidity: 73% Wind: WNW at 5.8 mph Pressure: 29.82 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.02 in Windchill: 47 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Downtown Sequim, Sequim, WA

Updated: 1:36 AM PDT

Temperature: 50.9 °F Dew Point: 43 °F Humidity: 73% Wind: Calm Pressure: 30.14 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: - Historical Graphs

Location: RAWS TOMS CREEK WA US, Joyce, WA

Updated: 12:59 AM PDT

Temperature: 44 °F Dew Point: 41 °F Humidity: 89% Wind: West at 3 mph Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 44 °F Historical Graphs

Location: RAWS COUGAR MOUNTAIN WA US, Sequim, WA

Updated: 12:58 AM PDT

Temperature: 42 °F Dew Point: 41 °F Humidity: 97% Wind: Calm Pressure: - Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: 42 °F Historical Graphs

Location: Metchosin, Victoria

Updated: 1:33 AM PDT

Temperature: 52.5 °F Dew Point: 36 °F Humidity: 54% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.94 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: - Historical Graphs

Location: APRSWXNET Sequim WA US, Sequim, WA

Updated: 1:18 AM PDT

Temperature: 50 °F Dew Point: 42 °F Humidity: 75% Wind: Calm Pressure: 29.92 in Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in Windchill: - Historical Graphs

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NWS Forecaster Discussion




679 
fxus66 ksew 300418 
afdsew 


Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Seattle Washington 
920 PM PDT Friday Aug 29 2008 


Synopsis...strong onshore flow behind a dissipating cold front will 
produce convergence zone showers over Puget Sound sound tonight and 
scattered showers over the Cascades. An upper level trough will move 
south over the area Saturday and Sunday bringing an unseasonably 
cool air mass and a few showers. An upper level ridge will move over 
the area Monday as the trough moves east...bringing drier and warmer 
conditions. A weak upper level trough may bring some showers to the 
area Tuesday. A strong upper level ridge may build over the area 
late this week. 


&& 


Short term...the cold front moving across West Washington late this afternoon 
has pretty much fizzled this evening. Main precipitation was over the north 
Cascades with very little over The Lowlands except for parts of the 
north interior. Main feature tonight is the Post-front strong onshore 
flow. The resulting Puget Sound sound convergence zone is up north between 
Arlington and Mount Vernon but should redevelop further south later 
this evening as strong flow through the Strait of Juan Delaware fuca 
begins to weaken. The only worry here is that the new 00z NAM hardly 
shows any convergence zone precipitation over central Puget Sound sound 
tonight...after consistently showing precipitation the past couple of days. 
West flow aloft is also producing showers over the Cascades...which 
should taper off as the 850 mb flow weakens and shifts northwest. 


Models have a large upper level trough easing down over West Washington 
Saturday then moving directly overhead on Sunday. Both NAM/GFS have 
minimal shower activity over the area Saturday. Forecast looks good 
with partly sunny and low chance probability of precipitation. NAM shows showers developing 
over the Olympics in the northwest flow between 850 mb-700 mb then drifting 
southeast across S Puget Sound sound. This is a subtle feature that the models 
sometimes have Success with. Will leave this for the midshift to buy 
off on...or not. Forecast soundings show an unstable air mass over 
the area Sunday while the upper level trough is directly overhead. 
GFS lifted indices are zero or 1. Neither model shows much in the 
way of precipitation and neither does MOS. With the instability it's hard 
to not have at least a minimal chance of showers. 


GFS still shows an upper level ridge moving over the area on Monday 
after the big Sunday trough moves east. GFS has been a little 
inconsistent in pinning down the strength and orientation of the 
ridge over the past couple of days. Main question is how much 
sunshine will develop...especially with clouds from another 
approaching trough right behind the ridge. Should be dry and a bit 
warmer...but only with maximum temperatures in the 60s. Kam 


Long term...previous discussion from the 3 PM afd...the ridging 
aloft is transitory as forecasts agree on bringing the next shortwave 
onshore Tuesday. The real question will be how much energy this system 
will have. So have increased the clouds and renewed the threat of 
precipitation Tuesday lingering into Wednesday. Extended forecasts agree on ridging later 
in the week. Again the question is how strong will the ridge aloft 
be along with its corresponding low level offshore flow. For now..am 
including a warming and clearing trend Thursday and Friday. We will have 
time to fine-tune the details as we get closer to that time frame. 
Buehner 


&& 


Aviation...cold front over the Cascades this evening. Convergence 
of the central sound lowering ceiling to 1500 to 2500 feet until the 
early morning hours. Outside of the convergence just scattered 
clouds. Low level onshore flow weakening overnight with cool upper 
level trough moving over western Washington on Saturday. Still 
enough low level moisture over the area to have ceilings reform 
outside of the convergence during the early morning hours in the 
3000 to 4000 foot range. With the unstable air mass a few showers 
over the area Saturday but scattered enough to leave out of the 
terminals. 


Ksea...sct-bkn layer around 2500 feet through the early morning 
hours. Ceilings lifting up to 4000 feet Saturday morning. Winds 
northerly 10-15 knots for the next couple of hours. Winds easing to 
northerly 4 to 8 knots and then light and variable by 15z Sat. Felton 


&& 


Marine...gale force winds in the central and eastern Strait until 
early Saturday morning. Kuil-kbli gradient peaked near 4 mb around 
00z is down to near plus 3 mb at 04z. This trend will continue into 
Saturday morning. Small Craft Advisory winds in Admiralty Inlet and 
at the West Entrance will also diminish overnight. 


With a deep upper trough moving across the area...the onshore flow 
will continue through the weekend with Small Craft Advisory winds in 
the central and eastern Strait during the late afternoon and evening 
hours Saturday and Sunday. 


A weak front is expected to approach the coastal waters late Monday 
night and dissipate over the area into Tuesday. Felton 


&& 


Sew watches/warnings/advisories... 
Washington...none. 
Pz...Gale Warning central and eastern Strait. 
Small Craft Advisory Admiralty Inlet and West Entrance to the 
Strait. 
Small Craft Advisory in effect for rough Grays Harbor 
bar conditions. 


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