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Maplewood, Washington

Community in Pierce County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Maplewood

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Tacoma-Puyallup (WA), 14 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good11.8 mi
  • Ozone-33 ppb17.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-16.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.3 ppb11.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb17.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm17.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Maplewood

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Maplewood, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 5 AM, lowest 9 miles Sun 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Maplewood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

TacomaNDBC-TCMW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.8 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,376of 1,444

measured daily2 instruments

Gig Harbor 5.0 NWA-PR-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/341 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/6 ft/316 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Tacoma Narrows, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.5 mi from Maplewood, Washington. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:00 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Tacoma Narrows, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIWFIG. A THE SKY OVER TACOMA NARROWSSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETacoma Narrows, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TIW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Tacoma Narrows: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIWFIG. B THE AIR AT TACOMA NARROWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLETacoma Narrows, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TIW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tacoma Narrows, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 TIWFIG. C THE WIND AT TACOMA NARROWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETacoma Narrows, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TIW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Maplewood

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

Near Maplewood

River and lake gauges