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Elbe, Washington

Community in Pierce County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Elbe

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Cascades of East King County (WA), 28 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Elbe

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Elbe, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Elbe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PuyallupPLU

At an airfield/23.8 mi away/538 ft/677 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank864of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Puyallup, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.8 mi from Elbe, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,800 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Puyallup, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. A THE SKY OVER PUYALLUPSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPuyallup, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PLU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Puyallup: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. B THE AIR AT PUYALLUPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.8 F, 51.8 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 POINTTITLEPuyallup, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PLU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Puyallup, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. C THE WIND AT PUYALLUPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPuyallup, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PLU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Longmire Rainer Nps (RLGW1), 18.1 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Elbe

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

Near Elbe

River and lake gauges