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Algona, Washington

City in King County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Algona

Index 65, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Tacoma-Puyallup (WA), 11 miles off.

65Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)65Moderate10.6 mi
  • Ozone-1 ppb20.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-19.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide9Good10.7 ppb10.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.9 ppb20.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm20.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Algona

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 11 PM, lowest 3 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Algona, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

TacomaNDBC-TCMW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.7 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,390of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Auburn 3.7 SWWA-KG-114

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/424 ft/350 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/6 ft/68 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Seattle-Tacoma INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Algona, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 AM 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 Seattle-Tacoma INTL, 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 SEAFIG. A THE SKY OVER SEATTLE-TACOMA INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESeattle-Tacoma INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SEATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SEA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Seattle-Tacoma INTL: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SEAFIG. B THE AIR AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.0 F, 47.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLESeattle-Tacoma INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SEATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SEA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Seattle-Tacoma INTL, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SEAFIG. C THE WIND AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESeattle-Tacoma INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SEATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SEA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Seattle-Tacoma INTL, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Washington

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Algona

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Near Algona

River and lake gauges