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Banks Lake South, Washington

Community in Grant County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Banks Lake South

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Moses Lake (WA), 35 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Banks Lake South

None in the last 3 days, to Tue 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Banks Lake South, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Thu 5 AM.

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On the radar over Banks Lake South, WashingtonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Banks Lake South, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SR17 Interchange Soap LakeTSOAP

Beside a road/19.6 mi away/1,122 ft/507 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Almira 0.2 NNWWA-LN-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.7 mi away/1,914 ft/285 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Electric City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.2 mi from Banks Lake South, Washington. From its report of Oct 20, 2026, 12:15 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 Electric City, 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 3W7FIG. A THE SKY OVER ELECTRIC CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEElectric City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 3W7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-20IDSR-3W7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Electric City: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3W7FIG. B THE AIR AT ELECTRIC CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.5 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLEElectric City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3W7TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-20IDSR-3W7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Electric City, north up: at 5 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 3W7FIG. C THE WIND AT ELECTRIC CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElectric City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3W7TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-20IDSR-3W7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Electric City, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Coulee Dam 1 SW (GCXW1), 25.6 miles from here, read 19 Oct, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Banks Lake South

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

Near Banks Lake South

River and lake gauges