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Malden, Washington

Town in Whitman County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Malden

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Rosalia (WA), 5 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Malden

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Malden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

RosaliaRSLW1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/2,411 ft/215 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Thornton 0.3 SEWA-WM-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.6 mi away/2,322 ft/126 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Spokane INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.4 mi from Malden, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 24,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Spokane INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 24,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEGFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPOKANE INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 24,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESpokane INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GEGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GEG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 24,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Spokane INTL Arpt: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 24,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEGFIG. B THE AIR AT SPOKANE INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 24,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GEG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Spokane INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 7 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 GEGFIG. C THE WIND AT SPOKANE INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpokane INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GEG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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