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Ahtanum, Washington

Community in Yakima County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Ahtanum

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Yakima (WA), 5 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ahtanum

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Ahtanum, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Ahtanum, WashingtonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ahtanum, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Union GapTUGAP

Beside a road/6.5 mi away/948 ft/257 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank950of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Yakima 4.8 WSWWA-YK-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,231 ft/26 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Selah 2 NESELW1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/1,112 ft/93 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank22of 1,451

Station report

The weather at Yakima Air Terminal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Ahtanum, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Yakima Air Terminal, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT YKMFIG. A THE SKY OVER YAKIMA AIR TERMINALSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEYakima Air Terminal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS YKMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-YKM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Yakima Air Terminal: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT YKMFIG. B THE AIR AT YAKIMA AIR TERMINALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.3 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEYakima Air Terminal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS YKMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-YKM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Yakima Air Terminal, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT YKMFIG. C THE WIND AT YAKIMA AIR TERMINALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEYakima Air Terminal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS YKMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-YKM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Yakima Air Terminal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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