• Olympic: Three Parks in One

    Olympic

    National Park Washington

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  • Olympic Hot Springs Road Closed

    The Elwha Valley's Olympic Hot Springs Road is closed to public entry beyond the Altair Campground during removal of the Glines Canyon Dam. Olympic Hot Springs is not accessible from the Elwha.

  • Elwha River Closures

    Boating is prohibited on the Elwha River from Upper Lake Mills Trail downstream to the Highway 112 bridge, except for the stretch between Altair Campground and the Highway 101 bridge.

  • Changes to Visitor Services Due to Sequestration

    Due to mandatory, across the board budget cuts, some visitor services at Olympic National Park have changed. See the Plan Your Visit section for more information.

Current Weather Conditions

weather instruments in snow-covered forest clearing

Weather instruments at the Waterhole Snotel site record snow depth, temperatures and other information.

Bill Baccus, NPS

How cold? How snowy? How rainy? How windy?

Interested in knowing how much rain fell last night in the rain forest? Or how cold or windy it is at Hurricane Ridge?

The links below will answer those questions ... and more!

 

Hurricane Ridge Area Conditions

Hurricane Ridge Weather Station
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
Use this link year-round for temperature and wind readings from a weather station located just north of the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center.

Waterhole "Snotel" Site
Natural Resources Conservation Service
This link is especially useful in winter when it provides hourly reports on snow depth and snow water equivalent, along with temperature readings. The Waterhole Snotel Site is located near Hurricane Ridge.

Hurricane Ridge Webcam
Olympic National Park
Current views from the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center.

 

Lake Crescent Conditions

Lake Crescent Webcam
National Park Service
Current view of Lake Crescent along with air quality, temperature, wind and precipitation readings.

 

Lake Quinault Area Conditions

Quinault Climate Reference Network Station
National Climatic Data Center
Hourly reports on temperature and precipitation from Bishop Field in the Quinault Valley.

 

Olympic Peninsula Forecasts

National Weather Service
This site has links to forecasts around the park and region.

Did You Know?

star-shaped purple flowers growing in a crack of a rock

That the Piper's bellflower is unique to the Olympic Mountains? Named after an early Olympic peninsula botanist, the Piper's bellflower grows in cracks and crevices of high elevation rock outcrops.