Storm Station
Bay Center, Washington
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Gentle breeze 12 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
79%Humidity
68%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bay Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cosmopolis HillTCOSM

Beside a road/24.1 mi away/495 ft/453 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Hoquiam/BowermanHQM

At an airfield/24.1 mi away/13 ft/29 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank117of 618

Clatsop Spit near Warrenton82SW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.1 mi away/12 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank530of 618

measured daily2 instruments

Ocean Park 2.2 NWA-PC-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.0 mi away/22 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Raymond 2 SRYMW1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/16 ft/26 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hoquiam/Bowerman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.1 mi from Bay Center. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 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 Hoquiam/Bowerman, 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 HQMFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOQUIAM/BOWERMANSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHoquiam/Bowerman, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HQMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HQM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hoquiam/Bowerman: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HQMFIG. B THE AIR AT HOQUIAM/BOWERMANTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.7 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEHoquiam/Bowerman, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HQMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HQM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hoquiam/Bowerman, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HQMFIG. C THE WIND AT HOQUIAM/BOWERMANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHoquiam/Bowerman, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HQMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HQM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hoquiam/Bowerman, in 6 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 Bay Center

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