Weather in Ocean Shores

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:35 pm (PDT)

Now · drizzle 46 °F

Feels like: 41 °F
Low / high: 46 / 53 °F
Rain: 62% · 0.10 in
Wind: 6 mph SSW

→ 29.96 inHg · steady

Today in Ocean Shores: heavy drizzle, 46 °F to 53 °F, with a 62% chance of rain (0.10 in) and a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 45 °F to 52 °F and a 57% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 57 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Hoquiam/Bowerman (KHQM), 11 mi away · 42 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature46 °F

Wind8 mph from the east-southeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

53° 46°
Today
52° 45°
Thu 29
53° 43°
Fri 30
55° 43°
Sat 31
54° 43°
Sun 1
56° 44°
Mon 2
57° 46°
Tue 3
57° 46°
Wed 4
56° 47°
Thu 5
54° 48°
Fri 6
55° 48°
Sat 7
55° 49°
Sun 8
58° 52°
Mon 9
61° 55°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Heavy drizzle	46 / 53 °F	62% · 0.10 in	20 mph WSW	6.4 ft	3:10 am · 2:28 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Drizzle	45 / 52 °F	57% · 1.26 in	16 mph SSE	6.0 ft	4:03 am · 3:13 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light rain	43 / 53 °F	56% · 0.22 in	12 mph SE	3.8 ft	5:00 am · 4:06 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	43 / 55 °F	25% · 0.07 in	11 mph ESE	3.5 ft	6:03 am · 5:09 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Partly cloudy	43 / 54 °F	10%	7 mph SE	5.7 ft	6:10 am · 5:22 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	44 / 56 °F	18% · 0.00 in	11 mph E	7.3 ft	7:19 am · 6:44 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	46 / 57 °F	18% · 0.02 in	8 mph E	7.2 ft	8:18 am · 8:07 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Drizzle	46 / 57 °F	39% · 0.11 in	10 mph SE	6.0 ft	9:07 am · 9:20 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Drizzle	47 / 56 °F	39% · 0.19 in	8 mph SSE	6.4 ft	9:48 am · 10:23 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	48 / 54 °F	39% · 0.37 in	10 mph SSE	8.4 ft	10:25 am · 11:18 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Heavy drizzle	48 / 55 °F	44% · 0.42 in	11 mph S	11 ft	10:59 am	NBM
Sun 8	Drizzle	49 / 55 °F	44% · 0.22 in	13 mph SSE	11 ft	12:07 am · 11:32 am	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	52 / 58 °F	39% · 0.71 in	17 mph SE	11 ft	12:51 am · 12:04 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	55 / 61 °F	56%	10 mph SE	12 ft	1:32 am · 12:35 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 5:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 5:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Heavy drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Drizzle
Temperature	50°	49°	49°	49°	50°	53°	49°	48°
Chance of rain	57%	42%	42%	47%	32%	16%	22%	39%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.09 in
Wind (mph)	11 WNW	7 WSW	12 W	10 WNW	5 WNW	9 SW	11 SSW	20 WSW
Humidity	90%	85%	69%	76%	85%	71%	76%	75%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on wind today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	54°	50°	49°	55°	55°	58°	57°
AIFS	52°	50°	51°	53°	52°	53°	57°
GFS	53°	51°	51°	50°	53°	54°	56°
ICON	51°	51°	51°	54°	55°	51°	58°
HRRR	53°	52°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	54°	53°	53°	55°	54°	56°	57°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.38 in	0.41 in	0.37 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0.43 in	0.43 in	0.26 in	0	0	0.03 in	0.02 in
GFS	0.49 in	0.41 in	0.14 in	0.18 in	0	0	0
ICON	0.52 in	0.35 in	0.08 in	0	0	0.04 in	0
HRRR	0.10 in	1.09 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.39 in	0.53 in	0.22 in	0.07 in	0	0.00 in	0.02 in
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1123	1221	1120	813	717	919	1016
AIFS	12	9	6	7	5	6	5
GFS	1726	1318	1524	1421	1121	1734	1425
ICON	1022	921	716	919	513	49	717
HRRR	2027	1624	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1523	1217	1217	1117	711	1117	711
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	100%	94%	20%	11%	10%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	100%	76%	52%	36%	12%	17%
NBM (NOAA)	62%	57%	56%	25%	10%	18%	18%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	3%	2%	12%	5%	1%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal −0.5 °F	A bit below −43%	A bit below −1.3 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +2.9 °F	A bit above +25%	Normal +0.2 °F	55° / 51°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F	54° / 50°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	Above +3.1 °F	53° / 49°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal	Well above +3.8 °F	52° / 47°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F
December	Above +3.6 °F	Normal	Well above +4.9 °F
January	Above +4.0 °F	Normal	Well above +6.1 °F
February	Above +3.2 °F	Normal	Well above +5.0 °F
March	Above +4.0 °F	Normal	Well above +4.5 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Ocean Shores climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Ocean Shores is from July to August: highs of 66 °F to 67 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

51° 41°

JanJ
52° 41°

FebF
53° 41°

MarM
56° 43°

AprA
60° 47°

MayM
63° 50°

JunJ
66° 52°

JulJ
67° 53°

AugA
67° 51°

SepS
61° 46°

OctO
55° 44°

NovN
51° 42°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	51°	41°	15.60 in	20	1.4	48°	9.4 ft
FebruaryFeb	52°	41°	9.61 in	15	3.6	48°	8.5 ft
MarchMar	53°	41°	11.03 in	18	3.5	49°	7.9 ft
AprilApr	56°	43°	7.13 in	15	4.9	51°	7.2 ft
MayMay	60°	47°	4.11 in	10	6.2	54°	5.5 ft
JuneJun	63°	50°	2.94 in	8	6.3	56°	5.0 ft
JulyJul	66°	52°	1.45 in	3	7.3	57°	4.5 ft
AugustAug	67°	53°	2.13 in	4	6.7	58°	4.3 ft
SeptemberSep	67°	51°	3.67 in	7	5.8	57°	5.5 ft
OctoberOct	61°	46°	9.75 in	14	3.0	55°	7.1 ft
NovemberNov	55°	44°	14.39 in	19	1.6	52°	8.7 ft
DecemberDec	51°	42°	14.89 in	19	1.0	49°	9.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	9.4 ft
Feb	48°	8.5 ft
Mar	49°	7.9 ft
Apr	51°	7.2 ft
May	54°	5.5 ft
Jun	56°	5.0 ft
Jul	57°	4.5 ft
Aug	58°	4.3 ft
Sep	57°	5.5 ft
Oct	55°	7.1 ft
Nov	52°	8.7 ft
Dec	49°	9.5 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 96.70 in of rain on about 153 days and about 1,550 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now46 °Ffeels like 41 °F

Tomorrow45 / 52 °F

It's 46 °F now (feels like 41 °F). Today, 46 °F to 53 °F; tomorrow, 45 °F to 52 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 62% 0.10 in
Thu 29 57% 1.26 in
Fri 30 56% 0.22 in
Sat 31 25% 0.07 in
Sun 1 10%
Mon 2 18% 0.00 in
Tue 3 18% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 62%, with 0.10 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 57% and 1.26 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.15 in; last 3 days, 0.67 in; last 7 days, 2.08 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity79%

Dew point40 °F

Humidity is 79% now and the dew point is 40 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now12 migood

Clouds58%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak2low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.86

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 36

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light rain	49 / 53 °F	0.46 in	13 mph W
Mon 26	Light rain	49 / 56 °F	0.44 in	10 mph SE
Sun 25	Rain	49 / 53 °F	1.31 in	16 mph SSE
Sat 24	Drizzle	42 / 54 °F	0.12 in	12 mph SSE
Fri 23	Overcast	44 / 54 °F	0	11 mph NW
Thu 22	Overcast	49 / 56 °F	0	17 mph NNW
Wed 21	Overcast	45 / 63 °F	0	10 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Mainly clear	46 / 64 °F	0	11 mph ENE
Mon 19	Overcast	48 / 58 °F	0	8 mph ESE
Sun 18	Overcast	41 / 59 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Sat 17	Drizzle	50 / 59 °F	0.17 in	11 mph NW
Fri 16	Overcast	55 / 63 °F	0	9 mph E
Thu 15	Overcast	51 / 69 °F	0	14 mph ENE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	55 / 62 °F	0.01 in	8 mph SSE
Tue 13	Overcast	46 / 57 °F	0	6 mph S
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	42 / 58 °F	0	7 mph NE
Sun 11	Partly cloudy	41 / 58 °F	0	7 mph NE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	48 / 57 °F	0.01 in	11 mph NW
Fri 9	Drizzle	54 / 58 °F	0.09 in	15 mph NW
Thu 8	Overcast	50 / 60 °F	0	13 mph NNW
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	51 / 66 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Tue 6	Overcast	54 / 61 °F	0	9 mph N
Mon 5	Overcast	54 / 62 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Sun 4	Overcast	51 / 63 °F	0	10 mph N
Sat 3	Overcast	54 / 69 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	55 / 62 °F	0.02 in	7 mph S
Thu 1	Overcast	51 / 65 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Wed 30	Overcast	48 / 64 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Tue 29	Light rain	55 / 60 °F	0.66 in	19 mph SSW
Mon 28	Light drizzle	47 / 59 °F	0.01 in	18 mph SSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Ocean ShoresQuestions

What's the weather like today in Ocean Shores?

Heavy drizzle, from 46 °F to 53 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph) and a 62% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Ocean Shores?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 57% (1.26 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 43 °F and a high of 57 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 2 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.96 inHg and steady: +0.05 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Ocean Shores?

The best time to visit Ocean Shores is from July to August: highs of 66 °F to 67 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Ocean Shores in October?

In October, Ocean Shores normally sees highs of 61 °F and lows of 46 °F, with about 14 rainy days (9.75 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 55 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Ocean Shores?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 67 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 41 °F. The wettest is January (15.60 in) and the driest, July.

More about Ocean Shores today

Weather near Ocean Shores

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 17 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:35 pm (local time).

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