Observed 7:15 AM PDT at KCLS

Fords Prairie, WA weather

Foggy and 32°0°.

Mostly agree

Now 32°0°

Fog · Feels like 29°−2°

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southwest. Light through 8 PM
Visibility: 1.5 mi2.4 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · up to 42°6° by 11 AM (comfortable)
Humidity: 100%; Air 32°0°, dew point 32°0° · frost likely
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° cooler than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 32°0° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tonight 2 AM
Above 40°4° today by 10 AM
High 59°15° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Rain tonight from 2 AM (80%, 2.4 in61 mm)

This morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 59°15° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 38°3° by 4 AM · Rain 2–6 AM (80%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (80%)
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (70%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Rain all night (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	86%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	78%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	78%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	76%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	80%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	82%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	84%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	80%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	81%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	84%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	94%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	97%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	98%	0
Sun 3a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	91%	94%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	87%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	38°3°	80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	37°3°	40%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	91%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	34°1°	40%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	94%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	34°1°	50%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	50%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	98%	0
Sun 11a	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	70%, 0.08 in2 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	98%	97%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	70%, 0.08 in2 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	93%	1
Sun 1p	Rain	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	70%, 0.08 in2 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	84%	82%	0
Sun 2p	Rain	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	79%	78%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sun 4p	Rain	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	75%	93%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	79%	97%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	93%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	92%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	99%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	99%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	99%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	99%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	41°5°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	99%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.47 in12 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. Southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 38°3°
  80% chance · 1.2 in30 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 57°14°
  70% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 47°8°
  70% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 42°6°
  70% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 45°7°
  80% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 57°14°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  70% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  80% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  70% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 57°14°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  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.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% 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.
High, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 59°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
78% chance of rain, high 57°, low 39°.
Monday
30% chance of rain, high 59°, low 38°.
Rest of week
Highs 50–59°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chehalis River near Grand Mound

2.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 129 ft
Flow: 243 cfs

Forecast peak 129 ft Mon 5 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Skookumchuck River at Centralia

2.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 177 ft
Flow: 187 cfs

Forecast peak 177 ft Sun 11 AM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Chehalis River at Centralia

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 152 ft
Flow: 240 cfs

Forecast peak 152 ft Mon 5 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Skookumchuck River near Bucoda

4.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 204 ft
Flow: 126 cfs

Forecast peak 204 ft Sun 11 AM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 26 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 53 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:27 PM; Morning 7:23–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:39 PM; Morning 7:11–7:23 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 88% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Fords Prairie. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,300 ft, 59 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fords Prairie, WA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chehalis River near Grand Mound

Skookumchuck River at Centralia

Chehalis River at Centralia

Skookumchuck River near Bucoda

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon