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Qui-nai-elt Village

320 people, 280 ft above sea level in Grays Harbor County.

280 ftElevation, city center
320People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 54°
Clear now Dew point 48° · E 14 mph · high 53°
City of Qui-nai-elt Village River Interstate 2 miles
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The Qui-nai-elt Village 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.

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TODAY

Today in Qui-nai-elt Village

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM PST
RIGHT NOW Bowerman Airport (KHQM) · 5:53 PM
Clear
54° Clear Feels like 54° · high of 53° near 6 PM
WindE 14 mphno gusts
Humidity80%rising to 93% by morning
Pressure29.53 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 48° · Dry40° by Tuesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 7 PMin about 1 hours · 100% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 130.41 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! High Surf WarningHigh Surf Warning issued November 14 at 4:26PM PST until November 16 at 10:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA
! High Surf AdvisoryHigh Surf Advisory issued November 14 at 4:26PM PST until November 15 at 10:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA
! Wind AdvisoryWind Advisory issued November 14 at 10:05AM PST until November 15 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA
NWS Seattle and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:19 AM4:43 PM ↓
9 h 23 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 28% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
9
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 0.65 in Saturday evening 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 52° Drier: 41° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 52° / 40°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
53° 51°
100% rain — SSE 22, gusts 40 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
54° 43°
100% rain 0.3–0.6″ SSW 17, gusts 37 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
52° 39°
80% rain 0.2–0.5″ SSE 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 40°
20% rain — ESE 15 A
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
51° 38°
50% rain up to 0.09″ E 14 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53° 36°
0% rain — ENE 1 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 38°
20% rain — ESE 10 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 Qui-nai-elt Village about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific off the Northwest three days ago, about 810 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Pacific off the Northwest; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. 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 2001 Nov. 13–14, 2001

The wettest two days this week has seen

8.13 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1987. The next wettest, 7.58 inches, fell in 1998.

7.58″
8.13″
19982001
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Humptulips Salmon Hatchery record since 1987.
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THE GROUND

What Qui-nai-elt Village stands on

Qui-nai-elt Village’s center stands about 280 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 420 ft, a difference of 410 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Macafee Hill, about 680 ft, 9 miles east-northeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Terrace deposits (gravel, sand), from the Pleistocene, less than 2.6 million years old.

Qui-nai-elt Village, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft200 ft400 ft600 ft QUI-NAI-ELT VILLAGE280 ftQuinault Riverabout 50 ft ← S · Ocean CityN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 32×. 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

Terrace deposits

Gravel, sand. Age: Pleistocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 18 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.

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THE WATER

Where Qui-nai-elt Village’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Qui-nai-elt Village reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of the Moclips: about 2 river miles.

FROM THE CENTER OF QUI-NAI-ELT VILLAGE ≈ 2 mi to the Pacific Ocean Moclips

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Qui-nai-elt Village; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Qui-nai-elt Village’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1987 · Humptulips Salmon Hatchery, 10 mi east

Qui-nai-elt Village has a oceanic climate. Summer afternoons average 70° in August; winter nights fall to about 34° in February. About 116 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 1 inch of snow.

45°35°47°34°51°35°55°37°61°42°64°47°69°50°70°50°67°46°58°41°49°36°44°34° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY 115.6 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
August, average70° / 50°high / low, the warmest month
February, average47° / 34°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year115.6 inwettest months: January and November
Snow a year1.0 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record101°FSeptember 3, 1988
Coldest on record4°FFebruary 5, 1989
Wettest day on record10.3 inJanuary 5, 2015
90° days a year2on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°76a year, on average
Climate typeOceanicKöppen Cfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 17, to the last in spring, about May 3 (median dates)
2Wettest stretchNovember through January: 54.4 of the year’s 115.6 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Qui-nai-elt Village normally reaches 50° and falls to 36°. The record high is 60°, in 2001; the record low 26°, in 1993. The most rain on this date, 3.60 in, fell in 1998.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high45°47°51°55°61°64°69°70°67°58°49°44°
Normal low35°34°35°37°42°47°50°50°46°41°36°34°
Rain, inches18.6911.3413.238.654.543.591.622.494.5611.2418.3017.39
Snow, inches0.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.4
Record high63° (2018)73° (1992)78° (1994)84° (2023)93° (2008)95° (2021)97° (1988)96° (1993)101° (1988)89° (1987)67° (1987)73° (2008)
Record low11° (2007)4° (1989)21° (2019)25° (2007)28° (2002)32° (1999)39° (1991)38° (2000)30° (1999)23° (2006)15° (2006)8° (1990)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1987 at Humptulips Salmon Hatchery, 9 miles east, 140 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

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WASHINGTON · GRAYS HARBOR

Qui-nai-elt Village

320 people, 280 ft above sea level in Grays Harbor County.

280 ftElevation
320People
1 sq miLand
Clear 54°
ClearDew point 48°
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Today in Qui-nai-elt Village

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 53° 0%
9p rain 53° 100%
12a rain 54° 95%
3a rain 53° 44%
6a rain 51° 61%
9a partly cloudy day 50° 27%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 7 PM · 100%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2001 · NOV. 13–14, 2001

8.13 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1987.

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What Qui-nai-elt Village stands on

Qui-nai-elt Village’s center stands about 280 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 420 ft, a difference of 410 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Macafee Hill, about 680 ft, 9 miles east-northeast.

Qui-nai-elt Village, south to north Qui-nai-elt Village280 ftQuinault Riverabout 50 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 61×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center280 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 420 ft
Lie of the landHilly (410 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMacafee Hill, 680 ft, 9 mi east-northeast
Rock at the surfaceTerrace deposits
Its agePleistocene, less than 2.6 million years old
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Qui-nai-elt Village’s year

Qui-nai-elt Village has a oceanic climate. Summer afternoons average 70° in August; winter nights fall to about 34° in February. About 116 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 1 inch of snow.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 115.6 in
August, average70° / 50° · high / low, the warmest month
February, average47° / 34° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year115.6 in · wettest months: January and November
Snow a year1.0 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record101°F · September 3, 1988
Coldest on record4°F · February 5, 1989
Wettest day on record10.3 in · January 5, 2015
90° days a year2 · on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°76 · a year, on average
Climate typeOceanic · Köppen Cfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 17, to the last in spring, about May 3 (median dates)
2Wettest stretch · November through January: 54.4 of the year’s 115.6 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Qui-nai-elt Village normally reaches 50° and falls to 36°. The record high is 60°, in 2001; the record low 26°, in 1993. The most rain on this date, 3.60 in, fell in 1998.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1987 at Humptulips Salmon Hatchery, 9 miles east, 140 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2 mito the Pacific OceanMoclips

A raindrop that lands in Qui-nai-elt Village reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of the Moclips: about 2 river miles.