Storm Station
North Plains, Oregon
52°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 52°·Light breeze 7 mph NW
Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind around 6 mph.
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68%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest North Plains, 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

Portland/HillsboroHIO

At an airfield/4.5 mi away/203 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank93of 915

measured daily2 instruments

North Plains 3.3 NNEOR-WS-166

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/366 ft/176 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Forest GroveFOGO3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/174 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Portland/Hillsboro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.5 mi from North Plains. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HIO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Portland/Hillsboro: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.4 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HIO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Portland/Hillsboro, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, 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 AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPortland/Hillsboro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HIOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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

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Near North Plains

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