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Storm Chaser Forecast for Port Angeles, Pacific Northwest

Port Angeles, Washington, United States

Port Angeles faces north across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where ferries and freighters pass beyond the sheltered harbour’s breakwater. Looking inland reverses the composition: the steep Olympic foothills rise immediately behind the waterfront toward snow-lined Hurricane Ridge.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Storm Intensity
0%
CAPE0
Lifted Index4.8°C
Wind Gusts1.1m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
Next opportunity
Weak Storm
Port Angeles
Fri, Aug 21 · 14:00–15:00 · 1h window
Low confidence
35%
⛈️Storm Intensity44%
CAPE: 673
Lifted Index: -3.7°C
Wind Gusts: 2.0m/s
Precipitation: 1.2mm

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 Port Angeles.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
6
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 90 days
11
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 365 days
11
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

11:00 local time, shared by 5 of 11 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

July, with 9 of 11 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

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%
Mon, Aug 17
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Fri, Aug 21
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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
Tue, Aug 18 Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 20:21
07:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.8°C 1% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.1m/s - - 1.3m/s
08:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6°C 1% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 0.71m/s 6.9m/s 11m/s 0.14m/s
09:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.1°C 1% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1m/s - - 1.5m/s
10:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.7m/s - - 2.3m/s
11:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 6.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23422m 2.3m/s 4.1m/s 7m/s 2.9m/s
12:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23398m 2.6m/s - - 3.3m/s
13:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23397m 2.7m/s - - 3.6m/s
14:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23399m 2.8m/s 3m/s 3.1m/s 3.7m/s
15:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23402m 2.6m/s - - 3.6m/s
16:00
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 24135m 2.4m/s - - 3.3m/s
17:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 24134m 2.2m/s 3.6m/s 2.5m/s 3m/s
18:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.3m/s - - 2.5m/s
19:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.4m/s - - 1.6m/s
20:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 0.71m/s 6.5m/s 3.3m/s 0.33m/s
21:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.3m/s - - 1.5m/s
22:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 5.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.6m/s - - 1.9m/s
23:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.5m/s 6.2m/s 4.4m/s 1.8m/s
Wed, Aug 19 Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 20:19
24:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.3m/s - - 1.5m/s
01:00 ☾
921hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.1m/s - - 1.3m/s
02:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 0.9m/s 7m/s 1.9m/s 1m/s
03:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 0.82m/s - - 0.96m/s
04:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1m/s - - 1.2m/s
05:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.1m/s 7.4m/s 4.1m/s 1.4m/s
06:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 0.91m/s - - 1.1m/s
07:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 0.8m/s - - 0.91m/s
08:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 0.5m/s 5.6m/s 4.3m/s 0.83m/s
09:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 0.8m/s - - 1.8m/s
10:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 4.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23427m 1.5m/s - - 2.4m/s
11:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.8°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23398m 2.2m/s 4m/s 4.7m/s 3m/s
12:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23398m 2.6m/s - - 3.4m/s
13:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23397m 2.5m/s - - 3.7m/s
14:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23397m 2.4m/s 5m/s 5.3m/s 3.8m/s
15:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.3°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23398m 2.3m/s - - 3.7m/s
16:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23410m 2m/s - - 3.5m/s
17:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.5m/s 5.5m/s 6.2m/s 3m/s
18:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.3m/s - - 2.6m/s
19:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.4°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.2m/s - - 1.4m/s
20:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.8°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 0.61m/s 3.4m/s 5.8m/s 0.24m/s
21:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.3m/s - - 1.4m/s
22:00 ☾
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.7m/s - - 2m/s
23:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.2°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.4m/s 3.1m/s 4.9m/s 1.5m/s
Thu, Aug 20 Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 20:17
24:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.4m/s - - 1.7m/s
01:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.4m/s - - 1.6m/s
02:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.4m/s 3m/s 8m/s 1.6m/s
03:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.4m/s - - 1.6m/s
04:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.4m/s - - 1.7m/s
05:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.4m/s 3.4m/s 9.3m/s 1.6m/s
06:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.9°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.3m/s - - 1.5m/s
07:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.1°C 1% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.1m/s - - 1.3m/s
08:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.1°C 1% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.1m/s 4.2m/s 9.8m/s 0.98m/s
09:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3°C 1% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24134m 1.2m/s - - 1.6m/s
10:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 23410m 1.8m/s - - 2.2m/s
11:00
920hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.5°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23396m 2.4m/s 5.5m/s 11m/s 2.8m/s
12:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.7°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23642m 1.8m/s - - 2.1m/s
13:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 0.92°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 23889m 1.1m/s - - 1.3m/s
14:00
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 0.14°C 0% 0mm 0mm -19dBZ 0mm 24135m 0.51m/s 7.9m/s 13m/s 0.55m/s
15:00
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 0.18°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 0.98m/s - - 1.2m/s
16:00
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 0.22°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.5m/s - - 1.8m/s
17:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 0.26°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.9m/s 9.1m/s 16m/s 2.5m/s
18:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.9m/s - - 2.4m/s
19:00 ☾
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 1.8°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.8m/s - - 2.2m/s
20:00 ☾
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.6°C 0% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.7m/s 6.6m/s 14m/s 2.1m/s
21:00 ☾
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.8°C 7% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.7m/s - - 2.1m/s
22:00 ☾
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3°C 15% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.7m/s - - 2m/s
23:00 ☾
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 3.2°C 22% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.7m/s 8.6m/s 16m/s 1.9m/s
Fri, Aug 21 Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 20:15
24:00 ☾
918hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.8°C 31% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.5m/s - - 1.3m/s
01:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2.4°C 41% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 1.2m/s - - 0.67m/s
02:00 ☾
919hPa 0J/kg 0fraction 2°C 50% 0mm 0mm -20dBZ 0mm 24135m 0.93m/s 13m/s 22m/s 0.03m/s
03:00 ☾
919hPa 0.33J/kg 0fraction 1.6°C 49% 0.003mm 0.003mm -14dBZ 0.02mm 24135m 1.6m/s - - 0.87m/s
04:00 ☾
919hPa 0.67J/kg 0fraction 1.1°C 47% 0.007mm 0.007mm -7.8dBZ 0.04mm 24135m 2.3m/s - - 1.7m/s
05:00 ☾
919hPa 1J/kg 0fraction 0.66°C 46% 0.01mm 0.01mm -1.7dBZ 0.06mm 24135m 2.9m/s 7.6m/s 22m/s 2.5m/s
06:00 ☾
919hPa 22J/kg 0fraction 0.52°C 52% 0.01mm 0.007mm -7.8dBZ 0.04mm 23890m 2.4m/s - - 2.7m/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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