Nooksack River at Ferndale
8.9 mi- Level
- 3.4 ft
- Flow
- 394 cfs
Forecast peak 3.8 ft Wed 11 PM
Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 8:45 AM PDT at KBLI
Overcast and 41°5°, rain ~6 PM (45%).
Today: low 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°), high 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°).
Now 41°5°
Cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°) | 42°6° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 91% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11a | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 88% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 91% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 30% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 94% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 2p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 95% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 94% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 91% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 91% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Rain | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 91% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Rain | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 91% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 92% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 94% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 92% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 92% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 87% | 95% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 88% | 95% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 46°8° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 90% | 96% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Drizzle | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 46°8° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 93% | 97% | 2 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 93% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 92% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 92% | 97% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 90% | 93% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 90% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Rain | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 91% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Rain | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 93% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 93% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 92% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 91% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 91% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 91% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 91% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 92% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 93% | 71% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 94% | 64% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 95% | 50% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 96% | 50% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Partly sunny | 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 96% | 50% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 49. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain likely. Cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
38% chance of rain, high 49°, low 43°.
55% chance of rain, high 53°, low 44°, warming up.
Dry, high 53°, low 43°.
Highs 48–53°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SEW) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 3.8 ft Wed 11 PM
Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 138 ft Mon 4 AM
Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 70% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.
On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
Birch Bay weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:03 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 100% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing