Storm Station
Friday Harbor, Washington
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light air 3 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
62%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Friday Harbor, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Friday HarborFHR

At an airfield/0.9 mi away/108 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank125of 641

Roche Harbor - English CampNSJW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.8 mi away/84 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank190of 641

Mount VernonTAVON

Beside a road/27.8 mi away/16 ft/85 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Friday Harbor 0.2 NWA-SJ-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/117 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Padilla Bay FarmPBFW1

On a farm or research station/25.9 mi away/3 ft/98 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Friday Harbor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.9 mi from Friday Harbor. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 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 Friday Harbor, 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 FHRFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRIDAY HARBORSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFriday Harbor, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FHRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FHR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Friday Harbor: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FHRFIG. B THE AIR AT FRIDAY HARBORTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.1 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEFriday Harbor, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FHRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FHR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Friday Harbor, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, 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 FHRFIG. C THE WIND AT FRIDAY HARBORPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFriday Harbor, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FHRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FHR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Friday Harbor, 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 Friday Harbor

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