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Coulee Dam, Washington

Town in Okanogan County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Coulee Dam

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Omak (WA), 39 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 92, moderate, Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Coulee Dam

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 Coulee Dam, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Coulee Dam, 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 now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Coulee Dam 0.6 SWWA-OK-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,053 ft/116 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Electric City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.0 mi from Coulee Dam, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 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 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3W7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Electric City: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.8 F, 42.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3W7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Electric City, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, 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 STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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), 1.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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Near Coulee Dam

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