Observed 12:53 PM PDT at KNUW

Oak Harbor, WA weather

Rainy and 47°8°, rain tomorrow ~5–6 AM (49%).

Forecasts agree

Now 47°8°

Rain

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north-northwest. Light through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until midnight
High 54°12° today at 3 PM
Rain tonight midnight–11 AM (50%, 0.26 in6.6 mm)
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM

This afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 1 AM · Rain midnight–6 AM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Rain 6–11 AM (40%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 55°13° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 1 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	100%	1
Sat 2p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	100%	1
Sat 3p	Rain	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	99%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sat 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	89%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	92%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	96%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	46°8°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	99%	0
Sun 12a	Rain	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Rain	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Rain	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	91%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	90%	99%	0
Sun 7a	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	38°3°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	97%	0
Sun 8a	Rain	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Rain	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	91%	94%	0
Sun 10a	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	89%	94%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	85%	88%	0
Sun 12p	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	84%	85%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	79%	97%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	78%	97%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	78%	92%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	94%	1
Sun 5p	Rain	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	56%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	57%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	91%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	99%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	98%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	95%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	95%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	79%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	74%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	56%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	88%	54%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	51%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 44°7°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 57°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 56°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 50°10°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  70% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  90% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 54°12°, low 39°4°. Typical 57°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  80% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  70% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 57°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 57°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 39°4°. Typical 57°14° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 43°6°. Typical 57°14° / 43°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 43°6°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 43°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 43°6°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
44% chance of rain, high 57°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Highs 48–56°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SEW) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Skagit River near Mt Vernon

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft
Flow: 6,960 cfs

Forecast peak 10.8 ft Tue 4 AM

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Stillaguamish River at Arlington

24 mi

Level: 0.0 ft

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Wed 5 PM

Reading from Sat 7:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Stillaguamish River near Stanwood

15 mi

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Stillaguamish River at Pioneer Hwy

18 mi

Level: 15.8 ft

Reading from Sat 7:35 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 31Typical 100

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

WHIDBEY ISLAND NAS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Oak Harbor weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:24 PM; Morning 7:24–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:36 PM; Morning 7:12–7:24 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Oak Harbor. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,700 ft, 50 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.