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WASHINGTON · COWLITZ COUNTY

Woodland

6,496 people, 30 ft above sea level in Cowlitz County.

30 ftElevation, city center
6,496People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Sunny 55°
Sunny now Dew point 48° · SSE 9 mph · high 55°
City of Woodland River Interstate 2 miles
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The Woodland 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 Woodland

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM PST
RIGHT NOW Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) · 12:35 PM
Sunny
55° Sunny Feels like 55° · high of 55° near 4 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity77%falling to 74% this afternoon
Pressure29.72 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 48° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 8 PMin about 7 hours · 93% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 70.05 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Cowlitz County
NWS Portland and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:09 AM4:41 PM ↓
9 h 31 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
12
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
93% · 0.41 in Saturday night 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 42 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
55° 48°
90% rain — SSE 13, gusts 36 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
55° 43°
80% rain 0.2–0.5″ SSE 10, gusts 35 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
53° 39°
60% rain 0.03–0.4″ SSE 6 A
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
54° 40°
30% rain — SE 6 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
52° 37°
40% rain up to 0.2″ E 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53° 35°
10% rain — N 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 37°
20% rain — SE 5 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 Woodland about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific north of Hawaii three days ago, and over the Pacific Northwest a day ago, about 1,310 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 1996 Nov. 17–18, 1996

The wettest two days this week has seen

3.59 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1928. The next wettest, 3.45 inches, fell in 1946.

3.45″
3.59″
19461996
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Battle Ground record since 1928.
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THE GROUND

What Woodland stands on

Woodland’s center stands about 30 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 800 ft, a difference of 800 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Davis Peak, about 2,910 ft, 9 miles northeast.

The section below crosses 4 rock units mapped at the surface.

Woodland, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft WOODLAND30 ftWarren140 ftSt. Helens80 ftColumbia Riversea levelLewis Riverabout 20 ftSchumaker Mountain1,460 ftReid Mountain2,430 ft ← SW · ScappooseNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×. 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

Upper Eocene volcanic rocks

Basalt, basaltic-andesite. Age: Late Eocene to Oligocene, 23 to 38 million years old. About 8 mi of the line.

Alluvium

Silt, sand. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Glaciofluvial, lacustrine, and pediment sedimentary deposits

Silt, sand, gravel. Age: Pleistocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Columbia River Basalt Group and related flows

Basalt. Age: Miocene, 5.3 to 23 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.

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THE WATER

Where Woodland’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Woodland reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of the Columbia: about 80 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Woodland≈ 80 mi · the Pacific Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF WOODLAND ≈ 80 mi to the Pacific Ocean Columbia

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

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THE ALMANAC

Woodland’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1928 · Battle Ground, 14 mi southeast

Woodland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in August; winter nights fall to about 32° in January. About 52 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 1 inch of snow.

46°32°50°32°55°35°60°38°66°43°71°47°79°51°80°50°74°46°62°40°52°35°45°32° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY WOODLAND 52.4 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
August, average80° / 50°high / low, the warmest month
January, average46° / 32°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year52.4 inwettest months: December and November
Snow a year1.4 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record112°FJune 29, 2021
Coldest on record−11°FJanuary 31, 1950
Wettest day on record3.76 inDecember 6, 1933
Snowiest day on record12.0 inJanuary 27, 1956
90° days a year11very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°69and 2 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer MediterraneanKöppen Csb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 18, to the last in spring, about April 23 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingDec. 6 to Feb. 29; normal lows fall below 32°
3Wettest stretchNovember through January: 22.8 of the year’s 52.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Woodland normally reaches 52° and falls to 36°. The record high is 71°, in 1995; the record low 9°, in 1955. The most rain on this date, 1.77 in, fell in 1942.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high46°50°55°60°66°71°79°80°74°62°52°45°
Normal low32°32°35°38°43°47°51°50°46°40°35°32°
Rain, inches7.205.325.594.543.362.310.630.802.204.827.617.99
Snow, inches0.50.30.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.4
Record high68° (1981)72° (1986)82° (2025)91° (1957)101° (1983)112° (2021)107° (1956)105° (1981)105° (1988)93° (1987)72° (1970)65° (1993)
Record low−11° (1950)−9° (1950)16° (1955)21° (1945)26° (1954)32° (1966)34° (1931)35° (1948)26° (1950)19° (2002)4° (1955)−1° (1978)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1928 at Battle Ground, 14 miles southeast, 250 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Woodland on the Forecast Network

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WASHINGTON · COWLITZ

Woodland

6,496 people, 30 ft above sea level in Cowlitz County.

30 ftElevation
6,496People
4 sq miLand
Sunny 55°
SunnyDew point 48°
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Today in Woodland

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 54° 0%
3p mostly cloudy day 54° 12%
6p partly cloudy night 55° 8%
9p rain 53° 79%
12a rain 52° 60%
3a rain 52° 64%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 8 PM · 93%
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Sat90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Mon60%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Thu10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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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 1996 · NOV. 17–18, 1996

3.59 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1928.

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What Woodland stands on

Woodland’s center stands about 30 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 800 ft, a difference of 800 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Davis Peak, about 2,910 ft, 9 miles northeast.

Woodland, southwest to northeast Woodland30 ftColumbia Riversea levelSchumaker Mountain1,460 ftReid Mountain2,430 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center30 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 800 ft
Lie of the landHilly (800 ft of relief)
High point nearbyDavis Peak, 2,910 ft, 9 mi northeast
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Woodland’s year

Woodland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in August; winter nights fall to about 32° in January. About 52 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 1 inch of snow.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 52.4 in
August, average80° / 50° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average46° / 32° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year52.4 in · wettest months: December and November
Snow a year1.4 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record112°F · June 29, 2021
Coldest on record−11°F · January 31, 1950
Wettest day on record3.76 in · December 6, 1933
Snowiest day on record12.0 in · January 27, 1956
90° days a year11 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°69 · and 2 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer Mediterranean · Köppen Csb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 18, to the last in spring, about April 23 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Dec. 6 to Feb. 29; normal lows fall below 32°
3Wettest stretch · November through January: 22.8 of the year’s 52.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Woodland normally reaches 52° and falls to 36°. The record high is 71°, in 1995; the record low 9°, in 1955. The most rain on this date, 1.77 in, fell in 1942.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1928 at Battle Ground, 14 miles southeast, 250 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 80 mito the Pacific OceanColumbia

A raindrop that lands in Woodland reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of the Columbia: about 80 river miles.