FORECAST CITY
Sign in
Shaded-relief map of Coupeville, Washington: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
WASHINGTON · ISLAND COUNTY

Coupeville

1,935 people, 50 ft above sea level in Island County.

50 ftElevation, city center
1,935People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 57°
Sunny now Dew point 45° · SSE 16 mph · high 56°
City of Coupeville River Interstate 2 miles
Explore the plate Order a print

The Coupeville plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

MILE1
TODAY

Today in Coupeville

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM PST
RIGHT NOW Outlying Landing Field (KNRA) · 12:46 PM
Sunny
57° Sunny Feels like 57° · high of 56° near 2 PM
WindSSE 16 mphgusts 28
Humidity64%falling to 69% this afternoon
Pressure29.64 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 45° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 34% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.17 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Wind AdvisoryWind Advisory issued November 14 at 10:05AM PST until November 15 at 7:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA
NWS Seattle and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:16 AM4:34 PM ↓
9 h 17 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
17
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 28, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
2p
5p
8p
11p
2a
5a
8a
11a
2p
5p
8p
11p
2a
5a
8a
11a
2p
5p
8p
11p
2a
5a
8a
11a
mostly cloudy day
windy
rain
rain
windy
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
showers night
showers night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
TEMPERATURE °F
56°
52°
55°
45°
51°
41°
CHANCE OF RAIN
80% · 0.19 in Saturday night 50%
WIND, MPH
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
18
17
16
16
15
13
12
12
10
6
3
3
4
5
7
9
8
HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 50°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
56° 48°
80% rain — SE 19, gusts 33 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
56° 43°
80% rain — S 18, gusts 37 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
51° 39°
50% rain up to 0.2″ SSE 10, gusts 25 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50° 38°
10% rain — ESE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
49° 37°
30% rain — NW 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49° 36°
10% rain — NW 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49° 36°
20% rain — SE 3 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Coupeville about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific off the Northwest three days ago, and over British Columbia a day ago, about 820 miles back along its path. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 2013 Nov. 13, 2013

The hottest this week has been

70° on Nov. 13, 2013, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1945. Next is 65° in 1990.

65°
70°
19902013
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Whidbey Island Nas record since 1945.
MILE2
THE GROUND

What Coupeville stands on

Coupeville’s center stands about 50 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 300 ft, a difference of 300 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount High-G, about 760 ft, 14 miles north.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Coupeville, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft200 ft400 ft COUPEVILLE50 ftHigh point of the line520 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 37×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Younger glacial drift

Fine-detrital, coarse-detrital. Age: Pleistocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Glacial drift, undivided

Sand, gravel. Age: Pleistocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

MILE3
THE WATER

Where Coupeville’s rain goes

Rain that falls on Coupeville runs straight into the Pacific Ocean.

FROM THE CENTER OF COUPEVILLE < 2 mi to the Pacific Ocean straight to the shore

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Coupeville; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

MILE5
THE ALMANAC

Coupeville’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1945 · Whidbey Island Nas, 9 mi north

Coupeville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Summer afternoons average 70° in August; winter nights fall to about 37° in February. A normal year brings about 5 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 20 inches of water.

49°38°51°37°54°40°58°43°62°48°66°52°69°54°70°54°67°50°60°46°54°41°49°38° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY COUPEVILLE 19.9 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
August, average70° / 54°high / low, the warmest month
February, average51° / 37°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow19.9 inwettest months: November and January
Snow a year5.4 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record88°FJuly 19, 2015
Coldest on record−1°FJanuary 25, 1950
Wettest day on record3.03 inSeptember 1, 1983
Snowiest day on record9.0 inDecember 29, 1996
Nights at or below 32°40and 1 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer MediterraneanKöppen Csb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Nov. 2, to the last in spring, about March 27 (median dates)
2Wettest stretchNovember through January: 7.5 of the year’s 19.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Coupeville normally reaches 54° and falls to 41°. The record high is 66°, in 2013; the record low 11°, in 1955. The most rain on this date, 0.70 in, fell in 2015.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high49°51°54°58°62°66°69°70°67°60°54°49°
Normal low38°37°40°43°48°52°54°54°50°46°41°38°
Rain and melt, in2.431.631.681.691.691.120.630.851.082.043.131.95
Snow, inches1.11.00.60.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.32.4
Record high65° (1981)70° (1986)76° (2019)78° (1976)82° (1961)85° (2004)88° (2015)88° (1960)88° (1986)76° (2005)72° (2016)63° (2014)
Record low−1° (1950)6° (1989)16° (1955)25° (2011)32° (2002)37° (1955)40° (2009)39° (1980)29° (1972)22° (1971)9° (1955)3° (1968)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1945 at Whidbey Island Nas, 9 miles north. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

MILE7
ON THE NETWORK

Around Coupeville on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Everett WA · 29 MI 29 miles southeast Bellingham WA · 38 MI 38 miles north Seattle WA · 44 MI 44 miles south Bellevue WA · 49 MI 49 miles southeast Kent WA · 61 MI 61 miles south Tacoma WA · 68 MI 68 miles south
FORECASTCITY
Map of Coupeville, Washington. Explore the plate
WASHINGTON · ISLAND

Coupeville

1,935 people, 50 ft above sea level in Island County.

50 ftElevation
1,935People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 57°
SunnyDew point 45°
1

Today in Coupeville

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 56° 34%
5p windy 55° 17%
8p windy 55° 25%
11p rain 52° 74%
2a rain 54° 34%
5a partly cloudy night 54° 18%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 34%
→
Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
48
56
A
Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
43
56
B
Mon50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
51
B
Tue10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
50
B
Wed30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
37
49
B
Thu10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
36
49
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
36
49
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2013 · NOV. 13, 2013

70°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1945.

2

What Coupeville stands on

Coupeville’s center stands about 50 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 300 ft, a difference of 300 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount High-G, about 760 ft, 14 miles north.

Coupeville, southwest to northeast Coupeville50 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 71×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center50 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 300 ft
Lie of the landRolling (300 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount High-G, 760 ft, 14 mi north
5

Coupeville’s year

Coupeville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Summer afternoons average 70° in August; winter nights fall to about 37° in February. A normal year brings about 5 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 20 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 19.9 in
August, average70° / 54° · high / low, the warmest month
February, average51° / 37° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow19.9 in · wettest months: November and January
Snow a year5.4 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record88°F · July 19, 2015
Coldest on record−1°F · January 25, 1950
Wettest day on record3.03 in · September 1, 1983
Snowiest day on record9.0 in · December 29, 1996
Nights at or below 32°40 · and 1 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer Mediterranean · Köppen Csb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Nov. 2, to the last in spring, about March 27 (median dates)
2Wettest stretch · November through January: 7.5 of the year’s 19.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Coupeville normally reaches 54° and falls to 41°. The record high is 66°, in 2013; the record low 11°, in 1955. The most rain on this date, 0.70 in, fell in 2015.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1945 at Whidbey Island Nas, 9 miles north. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
3

Where the rain goes

< 2 mito the Pacific Oceanstraight to the shore

Rain that falls on Coupeville runs straight into the Pacific Ocean.