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Desert Aire, Washington

Community in Grant County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Desert Aire

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Sunnyside (WA), 25 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Desert Aire

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Desert Aire, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Desert Aire, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Granger 2.3 NNEWA-YK-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.3 mi away/806 ft/243 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sunnyside, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.5 mi from Desert Aire, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 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 Sunnyside, 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 1S5FIG. A THE SKY OVER SUNNYSIDESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESunnyside, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1S5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1S5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.4 F with a dew point of 40.3 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sunnyside: temperature 44.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.3, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1S5FIG. B THE AIR AT SUNNYSIDETHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.4 FTEMPERATURE 44.4 FDEW POINT 40.3 FSPREAD 4.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLESunnyside, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1S5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1S5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Sunnyside, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, 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 1S5FIG. C THE WIND AT SUNNYSIDEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESunnyside, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1S5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1S5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Priest Rapids Dam (PRWW1), 2.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 20:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Desert Aire

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

Near Desert Aire

River and lake gauges