Temperature
48 F at 2 AM; 67 F at its warmest, 4 PM Thursday, and 48 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 48F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 67F
- 4 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 48F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Washington/Renton Municipal Airport
Renton Municipal Airport, Washington
Small airport in King County, Washington51°
74°/53°
Clear·
Feels like 51°·Light air 1 mph E
Coming up. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 3 AM (65%).
Now. Renton Municipal Airport is 51° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 47°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the east at 1 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 72° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 57° by 2 AM, with some cloud. Air quality is moderate (index 54): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 63°, and the coolest Thursday, near 58°. Rain is possible tomorrow (37%) and Thursday (36%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:19 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 9:55 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 10 hours 51 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
54Air quality
96%Humidity
8%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
51feels51
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
7453
65%
Sat
Oct 17
6355
37%
12mph
Sun
Oct 18
5945
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
5944
partly cloudy day
Tue
Oct 20
5944
clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6143
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
5845
36%
51°
74°53°
63°55°
59°45°
59°44°
59°44°
61°43°
58°45°
As of 2:00 AM in Renton Municipal Airport, Washington.
Air quality
The air at Renton Municipal Airport
Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Seattle-Bellevue-Kent Valley (WA), 8 miles off.
54Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate-
- Ozone1Good1 ppb6.8 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-
- Nitrogen dioxide18Good19.6 ppb6.8 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.8 ppb6.8 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm6.8 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 53YesterdayOct 15
- 33TodayOct 16
- 33SatOct 17
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Renton Municipal Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Renton Municipal Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 11 PM, lowest 3 miles Sat 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- RNT
- ICAO
- KRNT
- IATA
- RNT
- Field elevation
- 32 ft
- Serves
- Renton
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- RNT
- Wind now
- Calm, read 16 Oct, 01:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 / 34 | 5,382 ft | 200 ft | Asphalt | 174° / 354° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Renton Municipal (RNT), Renton Municipal Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 47 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 61% at 3 PM Thursday to 99% at 6 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 47F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 61 to 99%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 2 AM; at its strongest 11 mph, 7 AM Thursday, with a gust of 18 mph at 7 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 11mph
- 7 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 18mph
- 7 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.23 inHg at 2 AM, falling 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.14 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.23inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.03inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.14inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 6 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 6 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 10 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 10
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Renton Municipal: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Renton Municipal Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/30 ft/2 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
S144Th TukwilaT144T
Beside a road/2.8 mi away/144 ft/112 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Spring Brook Ck Nr OrilliaSBKW1
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.3 mi away/23 ft/9 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Renton 1.5 NWWA-KG-174
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/131 ft/99 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Seattle WaSEW
At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/24 ft/8 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Washington
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Renton Municipal Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Bryn Mawr-Skywaycommunity, 1 mi
- Rentoncity, 2 mi
- Tukwilacity, 3 mi
- Newcastlecity, 3 mi
- Fairwoodcommunity, 5 mi
- Boulevard Parkcommunity, 5 mi
- SeaTaccity, 5 mi
- East Renton Highlandscommunity, 5 mi
- Mercer Islandcity, 5 mi
- Buriencity, 6 mi
- White Centercommunity, 6 mi
- Beaux Arts Villagetown, 6 mi
Airports near Renton Municipal Airport
- King County International Airport - Boeing FieldBFI, 5 mi
- Seattle-Tacoma International AirportSEA, 5 mi
- Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane BaseW55, 11 mi
- Kenmore Air Harbor LLC Seaplane BaseS60, 18 mi
- Tacoma Narrows AirportTIW, 23 mi
- Bremerton National AirportPWT, 26 mi
- Pierce County-Thun FieldPLU, 27 mi
- McChord Air Force BaseTCM, 27 mi