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Carnation, Washington

City in King County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Carnation

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Seattle-Bellevue-Kent Valley (WA), 21 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate11.6 mi
  • Ozone1Good1 ppb19.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)24Good19.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide16Good17.3 ppb19.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.9 ppb19.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm19.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Carnation

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 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 Carnation, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 11 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carnation, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Sunset WayTSUNS

Beside a road/8.8 mi away/433 ft/343 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Carnation 0.8 NWA-KG-191

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/67 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Renton Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.9 mi from Carnation, 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 Renton Municipal, 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 RNTFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENTON MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERenton Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RNTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 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 Renton Municipal: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 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 RNTFIG. B THE AIR AT RENTON MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 47.0 F, 46.0 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 POINTTITLERenton Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Renton Municipal, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RNTFIG. C THE WIND AT RENTON MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERenton Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Carnation - Tolt South Fork (TLTW1), 10.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 10:11. measured daily

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Near Carnation

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