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Fairfield, Washington

Town in Spokane County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Fairfield

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Rosalia (WA), 14 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 55, moderate, Fri 12 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fairfield

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Fairfield, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Fairfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

RosaliaRSLW1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.7 mi away/2,411 ft/158 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Spokane/Felts Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.7 mi from Fairfield, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 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 Spokane/Felts Field, 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 SFFFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPOKANE/FELTS FIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESpokane/Felts Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SFFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SFF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 59 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Spokane/Felts Field: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 59 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SFFFIG. B THE AIR AT SPOKANE/FELTS FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.0 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 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 POINTTITLESpokane/Felts Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SFFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SFF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Spokane/Felts Field, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 SFFFIG. C THE WIND AT SPOKANE/FELTS FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpokane/Felts Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SFFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SFF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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