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Auburn, Washington

City in King County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Auburn

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Tacoma-Puyallup (WA), 14 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate12.9 mi
  • Ozone-28 ppb19.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-18.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide19Good20.4 ppb12.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.8 ppb19.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm19.1 mi

The days ahead

Highest 53, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Auburn

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 PM. 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 Auburn, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 11 AM, lowest 7 miles Sat 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Auburn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Auburn 0.9 NWWA-KG-187

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/84 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/6 ft/93 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, 10.8 mi from Auburn, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 20,000 ft, a few clouds at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Seattle-Tacoma INTL, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 25,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 20,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 27 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 20,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Seattle-Tacoma INTL: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 27 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 20,000 feet; 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018,00020,00022,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 8,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 20,000 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 27 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 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 260 degrees, the west, 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 260°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 Auburn

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Auburn

River and lake gauges