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Port Angeles - Storm Chaser - Pacific Northwest

Port Angeles, Washington, United States

Dramatic storm conditions — from atmospheric builds to active thunderstorms

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Storm Intensity · ≥ 55.0% Cloud Drama Score · ≥ 55.0% CAPE · ≥ 1200.0J/kg Lifted Index · ≤ -2.0°C

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Storm Intensity 100% failing
CAPE 100% failing
Cloud Drama Score 75% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover100%
Wind Gusts1.7m/s
Precipitation Chance92%
Air Pressure907.3hPa
CAPE1
Lifted Index2.7°C
Wind Gusts1.7m/s
Precipitation1.3mm

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Times shown in America/Los_Angeles

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks Pacific storm systems hitting the Northwest coast, identifying when conditions create dramatic photography opportunities while balancing safety considerations. We monitor storm intensity, wave height, wind patterns, and King Tide timing to predict optimal storm photography windows.

The Pacific Northwest receives powerful storm systems throughout fall and winter, creating spectacular wave action along its rugged coastline. These storms combine with the region's dramatic sea stacks, headlands, and coastal forests to produce compelling images. Winter "King Tides"—exceptionally high tides—amplify storm impacts.

What makes the Pacific Northwest special for storm photography:

  • Pacific storm power - Powerful winter systems bring dramatic wave action to exposed coastlines
  • King Tides - December-February extreme high tides create exceptional wave drama
  • Haystack Rock storms - Cannon Beach's iconic sea stack withstanding storm waves
  • Cape Disappointment - One of the most dangerous bar crossings offers dramatic lighthouse storm scenes

Cannon Beach becomes a premier storm photography destination during winter storm events, particularly during King Tides when waves can reach spectacular heights around Haystack Rock and the surrounding sea stacks. The combination of accessible beach, dramatic rock formations, and powerful Pacific swells creates world-class opportunities. Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia River offers lighthouse drama during storms—waves crash against the rocky headland while the historic lighthouse stands sentinel. Shore Acres State Park near Coos Bay features a protected viewing platform where photographers can safely capture massive storm waves exploding against the cliff face. The Olympic coast provides wilderness storm photography with sea stacks and rugged shoreline. Safety is essential—our forecast helps identify conditions that are dramatic but manageable, tracking when peak storm intensity has passed but seas remain photogenic. Never turn your back on the ocean, watch for sneaker waves, and maintain safe distances from surf.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
OR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Storm Intensity
≥ 55.0%
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 55.0%
CAPE
OR1·B1
≥ 1200.0J/kg
Lifted Index
OR1·B2
≤ -2.0°C
Visibility
≥ 2500.0m
Wind Gusts
≤ 22.0m/s
Fri, Apr 10
12:000%41%0J/kg3.1°C24134m2.6m/s
13:000%42%2J/kg2.1°C24135m2.1m/s
14:0015%44%4J/kg2°C24135m2.2m/s
15:000%43%10J/kg1.7°C24135m1.4m/s
16:000%52%10J/kg1.5°C24134m1.3m/s
17:0013%56%7J/kg1.4°C24134m1.1m/s
18:000%68%3J/kg1.4°C24134m0.8m/s
19:000%56%0J/kg0.9°C24134m1.2m/s
20:000%52%0J/kg0.7°C24134m0.5m/s
21:000%75%0J/kg0.9°C24135m0.8m/s
22:000%14%5J/kg0.8°C24134m1.3m/s
23:000%6%0J/kg1°C24134m1.5m/s
Sat, Apr 11
24:000%9.1%1J/kg0.7°C24134m1.7m/s
01:000%8.9%3J/kg1.1°C24134m1.1m/s
02:000%15%8J/kg0.9°C19389m1.2m/s
03:000%3.3%10J/kg0.9°C24135m0.7m/s
04:000%0%5J/kg1.3°C24135m0.83m/s
05:000%0.1%0J/kg1.5°C24134m0.71m/s
06:000%64%2J/kg1.5°C14436m1.1m/s
07:0020%64%4J/kg1.9°C5571m2m/s
08:0042%60%2J/kg2.1°C529m2.4m/s
09:0041%60%1J/kg2.9°C136m2.6m/s
10:0041%51%1J/kg2.9°C127m2.5m/s
11:0042%41%1J/kg2.6°C131m2.1m/s
12:0032%41%1J/kg2.7°C154m1.7m/s
13:0038%41%1J/kg3°C207m1.8m/s
14:0038%41%1J/kg3.1°C176m1.9m/s
15:0036%41%1J/kg3.2°C178m1.9m/s
16:0036%65%1J/kg3°C316m1.6m/s
17:0031%57%2J/kg3.1°C4991m1.3m/s
18:0018%77%2J/kg3.2°C1899m1.3m/s
19:0016%64%1J/kg3.1°C4997m1.1m/s
20:0019%65%0J/kg3.1°C649m0.91m/s
21:0020%55%0J/kg2.9°C374m0.6m/s
22:0020%0.9%0J/kg3°C308m0.51m/s
23:0017%0.6%0J/kg3.1°C1816m0.51m/s
Sun, Apr 12
24:0018%0.8%0J/kg3°C416m0.5m/s
01:000%4%0J/kg2.9°C5084m0.31m/s
02:000%5.2%0J/kg2.9°C5213m0.3m/s
03:000%3.6%0J/kg3.1°C11667m0.41m/s
04:000%3.3%0J/kg3.1°C5899m0.41m/s
05:000%2.2%0J/kg3°C23452m0.61m/s
06:000%63%2J/kg3.4°C24135m0.92m/s
07:000%68%0J/kg3°C24135m0.91m/s
08:000%46%1J/kg2.9°C24135m0.8m/s
09:000%48%0J/kg2.7°C24135m1.1m/s
10:000%44%0J/kg3°C24134m0.83m/s
11:000%43%0J/kg3.3°C24134m1.4m/s
12:000%37%0J/kg3.3°C9888m1.6m/s
13:000%38%0J/kg3.3°C6875m1.5m/s
14:000%34%14J/kg3.4°C6527m1.6m/s
15:000%33%12J/kg3.3°C6799m2m/s
16:000%40%0J/kg3.4°C24135m2m/s
17:000%51%0J/kg3.2°C9453m1.8m/s
18:000%58%0J/kg3.2°C24135m1.4m/s
19:000%52%3J/kg3°C24135m1.7m/s
20:000%32%5J/kg3.2°C24135m2.2m/s
21:000%54%1J/kg3.3°C24134m2.1m/s
22:000%10%0J/kg3.9°C24134m2m/s
23:000%12%0J/kg3.8°C24135m2.2m/s
Mon, Apr 13
24:000%13%0J/kg3.9°C24135m2.5m/s
01:000%13%0J/kg3.8°C24134m2.5m/s
02:000%13%0J/kg4°C24135m2.7m/s
03:000%13%0J/kg4.6°C15433m3m/s
04:000%12%0J/kg5°C24135m2.8m/s
05:0013%12%0J/kg5.5°C24135m3m/s
06:000%61%0J/kg6.2°C24135m2.4m/s
07:000%54%0J/kg6.7°C24135m2m/s
08:0013%61%0J/kg7.5°C24134m1.7m/s
09:000%70%0J/kg8°C24134m2m/s
10:000%60%0J/kg8.5°C23736m2.1m/s
11:0013%31%0J/kg8.8°C24135m1.9m/s
12:000%41%1J/kg9°C24134m1.9m/s
13:000%41%3J/kg8.9°C22882m1.9m/s
14:0013%38%4J/kg8.9°C24134m1.9m/s
15:000%38%4J/kg9.3°C5151m2.1m/s
16:0015%45%3J/kg9.6°C1620m2.1m/s
17:0024%44%1J/kg9.9°C3616m2.2m/s
18:000%52%0.67J/kg10°C10456m2.3m/s
19:000%56%0.33J/kg11°C17295m2.4m/s
20:0015%56%0J/kg11°C24135m2.5m/s
21:000%48%0J/kg11°C24135m2.6m/s
22:000%0%0J/kg11°C24135m2.6m/s
23:0015%0%0J/kg11°C24135m2.7m/s
Tue, Apr 14
24:000%0%0J/kg11°C24135m2.7m/s
01:000%0%0J/kg11°C24135m2.8m/s
02:0018%0%0J/kg12°C24135m2.9m/s
03:000%0%3.7J/kg12°C16671m3m/s
04:0016%0%7.3J/kg11°C9208m3m/s
05:0037%0%11J/kg11°C1744m3.1m/s
06:0031%64%9J/kg11°C1215m2.8m/s
07:0033%64%7J/kg11°C687m2.6m/s
08:0045%60%5J/kg11°C158m2.4m/s
09:0039%60%3.3J/kg9.8°C362m2.8m/s
10:0038%51%1.7J/kg8.8°C566m3.2m/s
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity). For OR groups, only one branch is required, so some OR-branch predicates can be ✕ even in a matching hour.

What does Cloud Drama Score 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
High Clouds
%
Lifted Index
°C
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Precipitation Chance
%
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Showers
mm
Simulated Reflectivity
dBZ
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Total Precipitation
mm
Wind Shear 0-3 km
m/s
Wind Shear 0-6 km
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 19:57
12:00
907hPa 1J/kg 100% 2.7°C 100% 100% 92% 1.3mm 98% 0.04mm 29dBZ 47° 100% 1.3mm - - 1.4m/s
13:00
908hPa 1J/kg 100% 3°C 100% 100% 83% 1.2mm 98% 0.04mm 30dBZ 50° 100% 2.6mm - - 1.5m/s
14:00
908hPa 1J/kg 100% 3.1°C 100% 100% 75% 0.84mm 98% 0.03mm 31dBZ 49° 100% 3.5mm 3.4m/s 3.7m/s 1.6m/s
15:00
908hPa 1J/kg 65% 3.2°C 100% 84% 70% 0.53mm 98% 0.03mm 29dBZ 45° 100% 4.1mm - - 1.6m/s
16:00
908hPa 1J/kg 29% 3°C 100% 72% 66% 0.2mm 97% 0.02mm 27dBZ 37° 100% 4.4mm - - 1.3m/s
17:00
908hPa 2J/kg 54% 3.1°C 100% 69% 62% 0.16mm 97% 0.02mm 25dBZ 29° 100% 4.6mm 3.5m/s 1.8m/s 1.1m/s
18:00
908hPa 2J/kg 40% 3.2°C 100% 75% 58% 0.16mm 98% 0.01mm 24dBZ 19° 100% 0.19mm - - 1.1m/s
19:00
908hPa 1J/kg 8% 3.1°C 100% 68% 54% 0.02mm 98% 0.01mm 23dBZ 8.9° 100% 0.25mm - - 0.89m/s
20:00
908hPa 0J/kg 5% 3.1°C 99% 20% 50% 0.01mm 98% 0.01mm 22dBZ -0.7° 99% 0.31mm 5m/s 1.6m/s 0.65m/s
21:00
908hPa 0J/kg 13% 2.9°C 94% 6% 58% 0mm 98% 0.01mm 21dBZ -10° 94% 0.31mm - - 0.41m/s
22:00
908hPa 0J/kg 22% 3°C 91% 5% 67% 0mm 98% 0mm 20dBZ -19° 91% 0.31mm - - 0.28m/s
23:00
907hPa 0J/kg 74% 3.1°C 91% 25% 75% 0mm 98% 0mm 19dBZ -26° 94% 0.31mm 4.7m/s 4.5m/s 0.33m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 19:58
24:00
907hPa 0J/kg 66% 3°C 96% 24% 57% 0mm 98% 0mm 18dBZ -31° 98% 0mm - - 0.46m/s
01:00
907hPa 0J/kg 56% 2.9°C 61% 17% 40% 0mm 98% 0mm 16dBZ -33° 66% 0mm - - 0.22m/s
02:00
907hPa 0J/kg 62% 2.9°C 56% 7% 22% 0mm 98% 0mm 15dBZ -32° 65% 0mm 4.3m/s 1.2m/s 0.36m/s
03:00
907hPa 0J/kg 60% 3.1°C 82% 12% 31% 0mm 98% 0mm 4.2dBZ -29° 82% 0mm - - 0.33m/s
04:00
906hPa 0J/kg 55% 3.1°C 100% 7% 41% 0mm 97% 0mm -6.6dBZ -22° 100% 0mm - - 0.31m/s
05:00
906hPa 0J/kg 58% 3°C 100% 4% 50% 0mm 98% 0mm -17dBZ -15° 100% 0mm 3.6m/s 3.5m/s 0.44m/s
06:00
906hPa 2J/kg 78% 3.4°C 100% 85% 66% 0mm 97% 0mm -17dBZ -5.5° 100% 0mm - - 0.6m/s
07:00
906hPa 0J/kg 100% 3°C 100% 28% 82% 0.01mm 97% 0mm -16dBZ 4.3° 100% 0mm - - 0.62m/s
08:00
907hPa 1J/kg 92% 2.9°C 100% 2% 98% 0mm 96% 0mm -15dBZ 14° 100% 0mm 4.9m/s 3.4m/s 0.55m/s
09:00
907hPa 0J/kg 87% 2.7°C 100% 3% 99% 0mm 95% 0mm -15dBZ 24° 100% 0mm - - 0.9m/s
10:00
907hPa 0J/kg 83% 3°C 92% 3% 99% 0.01mm 91% 0mm -16dBZ 33° 92% 0mm - - 0.86m/s
11:00
907hPa 0J/kg 74% 3.3°C 76% 3% 99% 0mm 87% 0.03mm -17dBZ 42° 82% 0mm 1m/s 2.1m/s 1.5m/s
12:00
907hPa 0J/kg 80% 3.3°C 89% 3% 99% 0mm 83% 0.07mm -13dBZ 48° 89% 0mm - - 2m/s
13:00
907hPa 0J/kg 70% 3.3°C 91% 1% 99% 0mm 82% 0.1mm -9.2dBZ 51° 91% 0.13mm - - 2.1m/s
14:00
908hPa 14J/kg 7% 3.4°C 89% 1% 98% 0mm 83% 0.11mm -5.4dBZ 50° 89% 0.25mm 3.2m/s 3.8m/s 2.2m/s
15:00
908hPa 12J/kg 5% 3.3°C 92% 1% 98% 0mm 82% 0.11mm -9.2dBZ 45° 92% 0.38mm - - 2.4m/s
16:00
908hPa 0J/kg 5% 3.4°C 91% 0% 98% 0mm 84% 0.06mm -13dBZ 38° 91% 0.44mm - - 2.3m/s
17:00
908hPa 0J/kg 1% 3.2°C 79% 0% 98% 0.11mm 88% 0.05mm -17dBZ 29° 79% 0.5mm 4.3m/s 2.6m/s 1.9m/s
18:00
908hPa 0J/kg 3% 3.2°C 75% 0% 65% 0.01mm 86% 0.07mm -17dBZ 19° 75% 0.06mm - - 1.4m/s
19:00
909hPa 3J/kg 2% 3°C 81% 0% 33% 0.02mm 87% 0.04mm -17dBZ 9.2° 81% 0.13mm - - 1.3m/s
20:00
909hPa 5J/kg 0% 3.2°C 88% 0% 0% 0mm 96% 0.02mm -17dBZ -0.37° 88% 0.19mm 5.6m/s 3.5m/s 1.3m/s
21:00
910hPa 1J/kg 2% 3.3°C 52% 1% 13% 0mm 96% 0mm -18dBZ -10° 52% 0.19mm - - 1.3m/s
22:00
910hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.9°C 42% 4% 26% 0mm 95% 0mm -19dBZ -19° 42% 0.19mm - - 1.5m/s
23:00
910hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.8°C 14% 3% 39% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ -26° 14% 0.19mm 4m/s 4.6m/s 1.6m/s
Mon, Apr 13 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 19:59
24:00
911hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.9°C 10% 0% 26% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -30° 10% 0mm - - 1.9m/s
01:00
911hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.8°C 8% 0% 13% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ -33° 8% 0mm - - 2m/s
02:00
911hPa 0J/kg 0% 4°C 16% 0% 0% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -32° 16% 0mm 5m/s 8.3m/s 2.3m/s
03:00
912hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.6°C 28% 0% 13% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -28° 28% 0mm - - 2.4m/s
04:00
912hPa 0J/kg 1% 5°C 37% 0% 26% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ -22° 37% 0mm - - 2.3m/s
05:00
912hPa 0J/kg 5% 5.5°C 34% 0% 39% 0mm 92% 0mm -20dBZ -14° 34% 0mm 7.8m/s 12m/s 2.5m/s
06:00
913hPa 0J/kg 5% 6.2°C 29% 4% 39% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ -5.2° 29% 0mm - - 2.2m/s
07:00
913hPa 0J/kg 0% 6.7°C 21% 0% 39% 0mm 90% 0mm -20dBZ 4.6° 21% 0mm - - 1.8m/s
08:00
914hPa 0J/kg 5% 7.5°C 24% 0% 39% 0mm 81% 0mm -20dBZ 15° 24% 0mm 7m/s 13m/s 1.3m/s
09:00
915hPa 0J/kg 5% 8°C 36% 5% 53% 0mm 74% 0mm -20dBZ 24° 36% 0mm - - 1.3m/s
10:00
915hPa 0J/kg 5% 8.5°C 49% 5% 68% 0mm 69% 0.01mm -19dBZ 34° 49% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
11:00
916hPa 0J/kg 97% 8.8°C 46% 6% 82% 0mm 65% 0.01mm -19dBZ 42° 97% 0mm 7.1m/s 13m/s 1.3m/s
12:00
916hPa 1J/kg 100% 9°C 48% 100% 68% 0mm 60% 0.02mm -19dBZ 48° 100% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
13:00
916hPa 3J/kg 100% 8.9°C 46% 86% 53% 0mm 58% 0.01mm -19dBZ 51° 100% 0mm - - 1.5m/s
14:00
916hPa 4J/kg 100% 8.9°C 40% 21% 39% 0mm 56% 0.01mm -19dBZ 50° 100% 0.06mm 7.8m/s 14m/s 1.3m/s
15:00
916hPa 4J/kg 100% 9.3°C 30% 99% 26% 0mm 57% 0.01mm -19dBZ 45° 100% 0.06mm - - 1.6m/s
16:00
916hPa 3J/kg 100% 9.6°C 67% 14% 13% 0mm 58% 0.01mm -18dBZ 38° 100% 0.06mm - - 1.7m/s
17:00
916hPa 1J/kg 100% 9.9°C 48% 99% 0% 0mm 58% 0.01mm -18dBZ 29° 100% 0.06mm 7.2m/s 14m/s 1.7m/s
18:00
917hPa 0.67J/kg 99% 10°C 65% 94% 0% 0mm 65% 0.007mm -18dBZ 19° 100% 0.04mm - - 1.8m/s
19:00
917hPa 0.33J/kg 98% 11°C 83% 89% 0% 0mm 72% 0.003mm -18dBZ 9.4° 100% 0.02mm - - 1.8m/s
20:00
917hPa 0J/kg 98% 11°C 100% 84% 0% 0mm 78% 0mm -18dBZ 0.01° 100% 0mm 8.6m/s 17m/s 1.8m/s
21:00
917hPa 0J/kg 98% 11°C 88% 85% 19% 0.003mm 78% 0mm -18dBZ -9.9° 100% 0.02mm - - 1.9m/s
22:00
916hPa 0J/kg 99% 11°C 76% 85% 37% 0.007mm 78% 0mm -19dBZ -18° 100% 0.04mm - - 1.9m/s
23:00
916hPa 0J/kg 100% 11°C 64% 86% 56% 0.01mm 78% 0mm -20dBZ -25° 100% 0.06mm 9.8m/s 16m/s 1.9m/s
Tue, Apr 14 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 20:01
24:00
916hPa 0J/kg 100% 11°C 76% 91% 59% 0.06mm 76% 0.03mm -20dBZ -30° 100% 0.13mm - - 1.8m/s
01:00
915hPa 0J/kg 100% 11°C 88% 95% 62% 0.12mm 75% 0.07mm -20dBZ -32° 100% 0.19mm - - 1.6m/s
02:00
915hPa 0J/kg 100% 12°C 100% 100% 64% 0.17mm 74% 0.1mm -20dBZ -32° 100% 0.25mm 13m/s 20m/s 1.5m/s
03:00
915hPa 3.7J/kg 100% 12°C 99% 100% 73% 0.34mm 77% 0.1mm -20dBZ -28° 100% 0.79mm - - 1.5m/s
04:00
914hPa 7.3J/kg 100% 11°C 99% 100% 81% 0.51mm 81% 0.1mm -20dBZ -22° 100% 1.3mm - - 1.5m/s
05:00
914hPa 11J/kg 100% 11°C 98% 100% 90% 0.68mm 84% 0.1mm -20dBZ -14° 100% 1.9mm 15m/s 23m/s 1.4m/s
06:00
913hPa 9J/kg 100% 11°C 99% 100% 93% 1mm 88% 0.1mm -15dBZ -4.8° 100% 2.7mm - - 1.2m/s
07:00
912hPa 7J/kg 100% 11°C 99% 100% 96% 1.3mm 92% 0.09mm -10dBZ 4.9° 100% 3.5mm - - 1.1m/s
08:00
912hPa 5J/kg 100% 11°C 100% 100% 99% 1.6mm 95% 0.09mm -5dBZ 15° 100% 4.3mm 15m/s 26m/s 0.89m/s
09:00
911hPa 3.3J/kg 100% 9.8°C 100% 89% 99% 1.7mm 95% 0.06mm 2.4dBZ 25° 100% 6.1mm - - 1.2m/s
10:00
910hPa 1.7J/kg 100% 8.8°C 100% 77% 100% 1.7mm 95% 0.04mm 9.7dBZ 34° 100% 8mm - - 1.4m/s
11:00
910hPa 0J/kg 100% 7.8°C 100% 66% 100% 1.8mm 94% 0.01mm 17dBZ 42° 100% 9.8mm 17m/s 29m/s 1.7m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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