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Map at capture
USGS Imagery · ±2.5° · pin marks capture location

hurricane hill

Olympic Peninsula, WA

about the trail

Hurricane Hill via Hurricane Ridge

about the park

Olympic National Park

National Park

  • World Heritage Site
area908,160 acreselevation0–7,929 ftmanaged byNational Park Service
date / time

date / time

2026-04-30

time

10:23 AM

season cycle, Spring

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

  • Pacific trillium163 obs
  • Fairy-slipper124 obs
  • Pacific Banana Slug108 obs
  • Arctic Butterbur88 obs
  • Giant Green Anemone71 obs
  • Red-flowering Currant69 obs
  • western skunk cabbage61 obs
  • Pacific Bleeding Heart61 obs

research-grade observations within 25 km during this calendar month. Counts are total verified iNaturalist observations

light / sun / UV

UV index

2.5 · low

lowextreme
UV 0–2 · minimal protection needed

UV clear sky

3.2 · moderate

lowextreme
UV 3–5 · seek shade near midday

solar (GHI)

556 W/m² · partly clear

very lowbright
400–700 W/m² · broken cloud / soft sun
dawn visible (42°)

solar DNI

221 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

417 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.80

overcastintermediateclear
weather / radar

weather

weather

Partly cloudy

temperature

51°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
38°F – 56°F · daily range

humidity

56%

0%100%
41% – 88% · daily range

cloud cover

76%

0%100%
0% – 100% · daily range

pressure

1021 hPa

lownear normalhigh
1017 hPa – 1022 hPa · daily range · steady

wind

5 mph

gusts 10 mph · S 175°

cloud layers

high cloud70%
mid cloud0%
low cloud0%

visibility

23 mi

0.0 mi25 mi
8.9 mi – 31 mi · daily range

rain

0"

dew point

35°F

radar

radar· ±1h · 10min

radar frame 7 of 13

reflectivity (dBZ)

0–75

lightmoderateheavy
ATX · N0Q · 10:23 AM · 80 km · pin marks capture location
water

water

Nearest USGS gage, 9.1 km away (not at shutter GPS)

Elwha River

1040 cfs · 10.3 ft · 9.1 km

atmosphere / air quality

satellite

satellite· ±1h · 20min

satellite frame 4 of 7
goes18 · TrueColor · 10:21 AM · pin marks capture location

atmosphere

EPA AQI

31

goodhazardous
EPA 0–50 · air quality is satisfactory

PM2.5

2.6 µg/m³ · good

goodhazardous
0–12 µg/m³ · EPA good

European AQI

34 · fair

goodextremely poor
EEA 20–40 · fair

PM10

5.2 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–20 µg/m³ · EEA good

ozone

85 µg/m³ · fair

goodextremely poor
50–100 µg/m³ · EEA fair

NO₂

4 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–40 µg/m³ · EEA good

SO₂

0 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–100 µg/m³ · EEA good

air clarity

0.15 · clear

crystal clearsmoke / dust
AOD 0.1–0.2 · clear air, crisp distance

dust

5 µg/m³ · clear

clearextreme
0–10 µg/m³ · clear of mineral dust

CO

148 µg/m³ · good

goodextremely poor
0–4000 µg/m³ · clean air

sky cover

CLM · clear

clearovercast
CLM · clear · 57°F · 16 km modeled 51°F / 5 mph; nearest station CLM (16 km) reported 57°F / 6 mphMETAR

KCLM 301725Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3016 RMK T01400080 MADISHF

METAR observed

10:25 AM

night sky

moon

lunar cycle: Full Moon - day 14 not visible (-49°)

Full Moon - day 14 not visible (-49°)

daily moon cycle: before moonrise

before moonrise

night sky

darkness

2 · typical truly dark site

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky
Bortle 2 · typical truly dark site

light: dayseeing Fair

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec
in season · not visible (-21°) · WSW
NESWSun: 42° alt, 119° azSunMoon: 49° below horizon, az 313°MoonMercury: 43° alt, 140° az · 15° from SunMercuryVenus: 30° alt, 89° az · 28° from SunVenusMars: 45° alt, 153° az · 24° from SunMarsJupiter: 2° alt, 57° az · 69° from SunJupiterSaturn: 42° alt, 162° az · 31° from SunSaturn

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

astronomical events

  • Beltane

technical

sensor / film

color science

Sony

focal length

18mm (48mm equiv.)

exposure triangle: f/11 · 1/1000s · 800

exposure triangle

color
Black Olive16%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights
redgreenblue
 

attribution

© 2026 frank charlton

data attribution

  • Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)
  • METAR / NEXRAD: Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
  • Hydrology: USGS Water Data
  • Basemap: USGS The National Map
  • Solar: NASA POWER (CC BY 4.0)
  • Satellite: GOES-West (NOAA/NESDIS); NaturalColor derived (CIMSS recipe)
  • Weather interpolated from nearest METAR station (Port Angeles, 15.6 km)
  • Radar: NEXRAD ATX (80 km), scan time ±10 min
  • Satellite: GOES-West (goes18), product time ±20 min
  • Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
  • Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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