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This is the current conditions weather report for Anacortes. The report was made 12 minutes ago, at 07:15 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5 miles per hour / 7.4 kilometers per hour from the eastnortheast (070°). The temperature was 46°F / 8°C, with a dew-point at 46°F / 8°C. The temperature felt like 45°F / 7°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.18 inHg / 1023 hPa. The relative humidity was 57%. The skies were clear.

Anacortes is a city in Skagit County, Washington, USA. The population was 14,557 at the 2000 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metropolitan Statistical Area.

There is a Washington State Ferries dock that serves Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, and San Juan Island, as well as Victoria, British Columbia (via Sidney, British Columbia) on Vancouver Island. There is also a Skagit County-operated ferry dock that serves Guemes Island.

Anacortes is on Fidalgo Island, which along with Camano Island are the only two San Juan islands accessible by road from the mainland. It is surrounded by the north Puget Sound and San Juan Islands on three sides, and by the Swinomish Channel and the flats of Skagit Valley to the east. The weather is milder than other areas of the Pacific Northwest, because it lies within the Olympic Mountain rain shadow. Fidalgo Island gets 21" of rain per year, only half as much as Seattle.

Anacortes is a popular destination for boaters and those traveling on to the San Juan Islands. The city maintains a 220 acre city park on the northwestern end of Fidalgo Island called Washington Park. This park features camping, boat launching, and majestic views of the San Juan Islands. The most prominent view is of Cypress Island.

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