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Storm Chaser Forecast for Long Beach, Pacific Northwest

Gearhart, Oregon, United States

Long Beach occupies a narrow Washington peninsula with an uninterrupted ocean beach extending far north of the Columbia River mouth. Low dunes and beach grass create horizontal foregrounds, while driftwood and stronger surf reflect the coast’s exposure to river-influenced Pacific weather.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Storm Intensity
0%
CAPE0
Lifted Index8.4°C
Wind Gusts8.3m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (95-hour forecast)

  • Storm Intensity100% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Storm Chaser conditions across Pacific Northwest. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Long Beach.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Long Beach during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
1
recorded matching window · 55% average confidence
Last 365 days
1
recorded matching window · 55% average confidence

Only 1 completed match is recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Storm Intensity
≥ 40.0%
Sat, Aug 22
19:000%
20:0020%
21:0016%
22:0021%
23:0020%
Sun, Aug 23
24:0013%
01:000%
02:000%
03:000%
04:0013%
05:0021%
06:0010%
07:009%
08:0014%
09:000%
10:000%
11:000%
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13:000%
14:000%
15:000%
16:000%
17:000%
18:000%
19:000%
20:000%
21:000%
22:000%
23:000%
Mon, Aug 24
24:000%
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14:0015%
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Tue, Aug 25
24:000%
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11:0014%
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14:0017%
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Wed, Aug 26
24:000%
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How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Storm Intensity mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
America/Los_Angeles
Air Pressure
hPa
CAPE
J/kg
Convective Precip Fraction
fraction
Lifted Index
°C
Precipitation Chance
%
Rainfall
mm
Showers
mm
Simulated Reflectivity
dBZ
Total Precipitation
mm
Visibility
m
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Shear 0-3 km
m/s
Wind Shear 0-6 km
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 20:09
20:00 ☾
1017hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 8.3m/s 2.7m/s 9.7m/s 5.8m/s
21:00 ☾
1017hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 8.5m/s - - 5.7m/s
22:00 ☾
1017hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 7.8°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 9.1m/s - - 5.6m/s
23:00 ☾
1017hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 8.8m/s 4.6m/s 11m/s 5.5m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 20:09
24:00 ☾
1016hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 8m/s - - 5.1m/s
01:00 ☾
1016hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 7.2m/s - - 4.9m/s
02:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.9m/s 6.5m/s 11m/s 4.4m/s
03:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 4.6m/s - - 3.8m/s
04:00 ☾
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 4m/s - - 3.4m/s
05:00 ☾
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 3.7m/s 9.7m/s 15m/s 3.2m/s
06:00 ☾
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 3.7m/s - - 3.2m/s
07:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 3.7m/s - - 3.3m/s
08:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 3.8m/s 10m/s 15m/s 3.1m/s
09:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 3.6m/s - - 3.1m/s
10:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 3.7m/s - - 3m/s
11:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.8°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 3.6m/s 9.1m/s 14m/s 3.1m/s
12:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.3m/s - - 4.8m/s
13:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 7.6m/s - - 6.7m/s
14:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 10m/s 10m/s 16m/s 8.4m/s
15:00
1012hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 11m/s - - 8.6m/s
16:00
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 12m/s - - 8.2m/s
17:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 11m/s 9.6m/s 15m/s 7.7m/s
18:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 11m/s - - 7.4m/s
19:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 11m/s - - 7.4m/s
20:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 11m/s 9.9m/s 14m/s 7.1m/s
21:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 9.1m/s - - 6.1m/s
22:00 ☾
1012hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 6.5m/s - - 4.8m/s
23:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 4.8m/s 11m/s 14m/s 4m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 20:07
24:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 3.3m/s - - 3.1m/s
01:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 2m/s - - 1.9m/s
02:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 0.8m/s 7.3m/s 12m/s 0.56m/s
03:00 ☾
1011hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.9m/s - - 1.9m/s
04:00 ☾
1012hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.6m/s - - 4.2m/s
05:00 ☾
1012hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.8°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 7.7m/s 13m/s 9m/s 5.3m/s
06:00 ☾
1012hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 8.5m/s - - 5.9m/s
07:00
1013hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 8.4m/s - - 6.3m/s
08:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 6812m 8.2m/s 12m/s 11m/s 6.3m/s
09:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 717m 8.7m/s - - 6.8m/s
10:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.4°C 0% 0.01mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 17207m 8.1m/s - - 6.4m/s
11:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.1°C 0% 0.01mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 4725m 7.9m/s 7.3m/s 12m/s 6.4m/s
12:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 2520m 8.3m/s - - 6.7m/s
13:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.8°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 1923m 8.3m/s - - 6.8m/s
14:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 778m 8.4m/s 8.1m/s 15m/s 6.8m/s
15:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.3°C 13% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 666m 8m/s - - 6.4m/s
16:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 7.4°C 26% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 3966m 7.7m/s - - 6.1m/s
17:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.1°C 39% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 7m/s 11m/s 13m/s 5.6m/s
18:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.7°C 26% 0.01mm 0mm -16dBZ 0mm 24134m 6.2m/s - - 5.1m/s
19:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.8°C 13% 0.03mm 0mm -11dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.5m/s - - 4.7m/s
20:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.8°C 0% 0.03mm 0mm -7.2dBZ 0.06mm 24135m 4.8m/s 12m/s 16m/s 4.1m/s
21:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 9.2°C 13% 0.03mm 0mm -8.6dBZ 0.06mm 24134m 3.8m/s - - 3.4m/s
22:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 9.1°C 26% 0.03mm 0mm -10dBZ 0.13mm 24134m 3.7m/s - - 3.3m/s
23:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 9.1°C 39% 0.03mm 0mm -11dBZ 0.13mm 24134m 3.8m/s 13m/s 17m/s 3.6m/s
Wed, Aug 26 Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 20:05
24:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 9.1°C 39% 0.02mm 0mm -8.8dBZ 0mm 24134m 4.1m/s - - 3.8m/s
01:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.6°C 39% 0.02mm 0mm -6.3dBZ 0.06mm 24134m 4.4m/s - - 4m/s
02:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.3°C 39% 0.02mm 0mm -3.7dBZ 0.06mm 24135m 4.6m/s 13m/s 19m/s 4.1m/s
03:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.2°C 39% 0.02mm 0mm 0.76dBZ 0.06mm 24135m 4.7m/s - - 4m/s
04:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 8.1°C 39% 0.02mm 0mm 5.3dBZ 0.13mm 24135m 4.5m/s - - 4m/s
05:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 7.9°C 39% 0.04mm 0mm 9.7dBZ 0.13mm 24134m 4.3m/s 12m/s 18m/s 3.8m/s
06:00 ☾
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 7.3°C 26% 0.03mm 0mm 11dBZ 0.08mm 24134m 4.9m/s - - 4.5m/s
07:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.7°C 13% 0.01mm 0mm 12dBZ 0.04mm 24135m 5.5m/s - - 5.2m/s
08:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm 13dBZ 0mm 24135m 6.1m/s 11m/s 17m/s 5.8m/s
09:00
1015hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.2°C 7% 0mm 0mm 5.8dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.7m/s - - 5.3m/s
10:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.2°C 15% 0mm 0mm -1.3dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.4m/s - - 4.7m/s
11:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.3°C 22% 0mm 0mm -8.4dBZ 0mm 24135m 5m/s 12m/s 16m/s 4.2m/s
12:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.5°C 15% 0mm 0mm -12dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.3m/s - - 4.4m/s
13:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.8°C 7% 0mm 0mm -16dBZ 0mm 24135m 5.7m/s - - 4.7m/s
14:00
1014hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 6.1m/s 9.9m/s 18m/s 5m/s
15:00
1014hPa 1J/kg 0fraction 6.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 6.2m/s - - 4.9m/s
16:00
1014hPa 2J/kg 0fraction 6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 6.3m/s - - 4.9m/s
17:00 ☾
1014hPa 3J/kg 0fraction 5.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 6.3m/s 11m/s 19m/s 4.8m/s
18:00 ☾
1014hPa 12J/kg 0fraction 6°C 13% 0mm 0.02mm -20dBZ 0.04mm 20643m 5.9m/s - - 4.5m/s
19:00 ☾
1014hPa 22J/kg 0fraction 6.5°C 26% 0mm 0.05mm -20dBZ 0.08mm 17151m 5.5m/s - - 4.2m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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