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Ashford, Washington

Community in Pierce County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Ashford

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Cascades of East King County (WA), 27 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ashford

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ashford, the next 41 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ashford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PuyallupPLU

At an airfield/27.2 mi away/538 ft/1,195 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank864of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Mineral 0.2 SWA-LW-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.1 mi away/1,450 ft/283 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Nisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 3.0 mi from Ashford, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,617 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.21 inHg and the temperature at 53.2 F; it reports 49.4 F, 3.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Nisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,617 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NISW1FIG. D WHERE NISQUALLY RIVER 2 W NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERENISQUALLY RIVER 2 W NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,617 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.4 FTITLENisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NISW1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NISW1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 46.75 N, and the day is 10 h 41 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Nisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 41 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NISW1FIG. E THE SUN AT NISQUALLY RIVER 2 W NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONALELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 41 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.75 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLENisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NISW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NISW1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,617 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Nisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:59 pm local time; air temperature, 49.4 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NISW1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE49.4 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLENisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NISW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NISW1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Nisqually River 2 W Nisqually River near National, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Longmire Rainer Nps (RLGW1), 9.9 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

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