Bellingham Bay Cam

Our new Webcam is now operational!

Here are some nice weather charts of the Bay Cam's wind data courtesy of phog.com, thanks Phil

Here is all of the weather data from this month updated every 5 minutes

Here is all of the weather data from previous months going back to November '06 (*Warning 9 megabyte file, right click, save to your desktop and the file from there)

Current Weather

live from the BCS ICE House roof

Date: 5/09/08 Time: 4:34:10p

Temp 56.8°F

Wind Speed 2.0mph

Wind Direction W

Wind Chill 56.9°F

Daily Rain NOT AVAILABLE

Temp High 88.9°F on 7/11/07 10:47a

Temp Low 11.5°F on 11/29/07 12:06a

Wind High 84.0mph on 11/12/07 9:57a

Wind Chill Low -31.5°F on 11/28/07 1:42a

Total Rain 21.03"

Click on link to the left to see weather data please

updated every minute

If you have a modern browser the image will update about every 5 seconds. If you like the view, drop us a line and tell us from where you're watching.

Panorama view made from multiple baycam shots

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Sweet shots from the past:

Boat on the Rocks (F/V Lorelei II)
Boat on the Rocks (F/V Lorelei II)
God saves the boat on the rocks
Seagull shot (thanks TJ Olney)
Sally the harbor seal (courtesy Joe Mead)
Sealion
Bald eagle on the Webcam
S/V Lady Washington
two lazy sealions
surreal sky
Loch Ness Monster?
Sweetshot 1 (courtesy of Cynthia Buckelew)
Sweetshot 2 (courtesy of Cynthia Buckelew)
Sweetshot 3 (courtesy of Cynthia Buckelew)
Sweetshot 4 (courtesy of Cynthia Buckelew)
Sweetshot 5 (courtesy of Cynthia Buckelew)

In the fog (1/27/07)
spider
purple sunset (courtesy Mike Clausen)
cold blue morning (looking downtown and GP mill)
F/V Tracy Ann (7.14.99)
sunrays
sunray sunset (courtesy Sharon Statema)
brown bay
spiderweb and fog
sunrise
S/V Irene (Concordia 39 yawl)

Bay Cam Fan Mail

I'm watching from the Meridian street area in Bellingham, -Sue.

Wow! It’s so great to see home and the (relative) ocean. I’m stationed near D.C. and I haven’t been home since November, but it feels like much longer. Spent the last few years in Germany (which is like a non-english version of Washington) and missed the hell out of my beautiful state. Please keep it green and lovely so that my daughter can enjoy it like I have when we return from our Army globetrotting. Peace, tsonsera

Good Morning! Thank you for providing this service. When I call my father, a local resident, I am able to check the daily weather conditions there in Bellingham adding another dimension to the conversation. The web camera allows me to feel a bit closer although several hundred miles separate us these days. Best regards, Rusty from Arroyo Grande, CA (Central Coast of California)

Great Site. I love the web-cam. I’m watching the bay from Newton, KS.

Watching from Granite Bay, CA, outside Sacramento. Enjoy the view.

Hi Just a note watching today from Henderson NV just outside of Las Vegas. Nice image - George

Hi, just wanted to say how nice it is to see the old hometown from Minneapolis!! Great views... but they make me homesick!! Shelli

We are watching from Fairmont, WV. My husband’s father lives in Bellingham and some other relatives live at Sandy Point. My husband and I both graduated from Western. I like to view home now and then. Thank you for the view. Scott and Felicia

Thanks for the view. I am seeing the view from Asheville North Carolina. Right next to the Smokey Mountains National Park. I used to live in Poulsbo and go sailing up to Bellingham during the wild and crazy .com years. Hope to return to Bellingham to live late this year. Thanks Frank bott

The webcam works great. I'm watching from Grants Pass, OR. Not too far away, but I love your part of the PNW. Mike

Hello! Thanks for the cam. I have a daughter in Bellingham and watching your cam (and a few others) somehow makes me feel a little closer to her. We'll be retiring to the Port Angeles area in a few years. Joseph & Beth, Davis, California.

We keep our boat in Squalicum Marina and are there almost every weekend. I noticed that the "ICE" sign is working except for the "I." Don't know how much of a hassle it would be to fix it, but I thought I'd let you know. Also, your webcam is the home page on my internet connection at work, and I noticed the other day that a seagull (probably) has scored a direct hit on the lens. Thanks for keeping the camera going. It's a nice reminder for those of us in other places about what awaits us in Bellingham. Cheers, - Marin

In the Midwest for a conference. Temps in the 80's humidity in the 70% plus. Reminded how different the summers can be. I've grown accustomed to the cooler evenings they suit me. This is a great site whether you are home or away from B'ham. - John from Indianapolis

G'day from Gosford on the Central Coast of NSW, around 90kms / 55miles north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. I have been in contact with Dale McKinnon of the New Whatcom Rowing Club getting some help with building my Stitch & Glue Rowing Boat, & have become a regular visitor to your baycam, when up late like this (it's near Midnight here) just to see what the weather's doing in your neck of the woods. - John

i am watching you from Lake Geneva Wisconsin! - Rosemary

Trying to convince wife a move to this area would be a positive thing...I use this program to verify weather comparisons and compare to our home in florence, oregon. People have her convinced that weather here is better than your area and I'm not so sure. So far you have beat the hell out of our weather in the last two months.....TX again - larry

Watching from 22 mlles so. west of Boston. Medway, MA Temp 87 , wind 16 from the west, humidity 42%. Thanks for the cam. - Joel

My wife and I used to live on Guemes Island, so it’s great to see the islands (weather permitting) whenever the need arises. In addition, our son is living in Bellingham, and we (now living in Philadelphia) will be moving to B’ham in August. I don’t necessarily credit the web cam for our move, but it certainly has made it easier for us!! Thanks for the view. - George & Diane G.

Thanks !! - Barbara from North Bend, WA

I check this webpage every Wed. to see how much wind is blowin on the bay for Wed. sailing races~ it's a lifesaver, literally, I know when to bring the foul weather gear :) Thank you. - Kelsey

I sure find joy to see Bay cam. Since we don't get enough rains here I sure enjoy rainy sight. Thank you again. Best regards, Kazuo - Simi Valley, CA

Hello folks, I am Stavanger, Norway this week. I keep looking on the bow of our home, the MV Dragonfly, across from the cold storage but I don't see my wife standing there waving at me. But that doesn't spoil the view. I can see the boat, no rain drops on the cam and I bet the ICE sign is fixed by the time I get back!

My best to you and thank you for the cam. - Michael

I moved up to Bellingham with my then fiancée in the summer of 2005, he was from around there, still has some family up there. (I'm in Oklahoma now.) I must say just viewing the webcam brings tears to my eyes for so many reasons. It was a great city first of all, and my fiancée and I spent a lot of time together at Zuanich Park sitting and talking, picnicking and so on. We were moving up there to get married and start a life together, we had been engaged for 5 years and been friends longer than that. There was some confusion and stress and on a stupid emotional whim decided I would throw my engagement ring into the bay. Actually it was the right around BCS's waterfront I did that. I don't have a very strong arm so it only went about 30 to 40 feet out. What makes it even worse is it was the engagement ring his grandfather gave to his grandmother. So basically, we broke up and we both ended back up in Oklahoma. Just looking at the cam-view and the water brings on a burst of mixed emotions. A piece of my heart is with that bay. I'm sure the lady of the bay will keep it well. -Pearl (You don't really HAVE to post this, I just thought I would share my bay memories with you.) I'm the admin. receptionist at the Port of Bellingham. As I am chained to this desk, and it's a perfectly gorgeous day--and my view is of the street and the railroad cars--I most sincerely thank you!! - L. Lawson

Ahoy there: Just thought I would drop you a note and tell you how much I appreciate your web cam. I live on San Juan Island and use your cam to decide whether to ride my motorcycle or drive my car (or stay home warm and dry and use the Internet) to go shopping. Riding the motorcycle is not only more fun, it also saves money on gas and ferry fairs.

I like your town and sometimes it's just fun to check up on the weather there. Fair winds and following seas. - Kent

Checking-in from Richmond, VA. I have a sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay and am in the process of placing a web cam at the marina to be able to check in when I’m not able to make the 75mi drive. I’d be interested to know what hardware and software you use for the camera and the weather stats too. - Matt

I have two live streaming video webcams looking out over Drayton harbor in Blaine. Each has 4 preset view point you can move the view to. Would it be possible to get a link added to your site? I'll do the same for your site. www.blainewebcams.com. - Dan

Hi, I love the cam, and use it to look at incoming weather systems to plan the day. It would be even nicer if you could turn it a little west. LOL!!! The summer views of the islands are the best. Thanks for the service, it is a great home webpage. - Steve B'ham, WA

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