Storm Station
Ferndale, Washington
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Light air 4 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
46%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ferndale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bellingham INTLBLI

At an airfield/5.3 mi away/157 ft/14 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank115of 618

SR539 At SR544 - Pole RdTPOLE

Beside a road/5.9 mi away/89 ft/54 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Ferndale 0.9 WNWWA-WC-56

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/185 ft/42 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BlaineBLNW1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/59 ft/84 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bellingham INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.3 mi from Ferndale. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 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 Bellingham INTL, 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 BLIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BELLINGHAM INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBellingham INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BLITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bellingham INTL: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLIFIG. B THE AIR AT BELLINGHAM INTLTHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.0 F, 43.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEBellingham INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bellingham INTL, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 BLIFIG. C THE WIND AT BELLINGHAM INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBellingham INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bellingham INTL, 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 Ferndale

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