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Markham, Washington

Community in Grays Harbor County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Markham

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Aberdeen (WA), 17 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good8.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 17, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Markham

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 12 PM, under a mile for 13 hours.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Markham, 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

WestportNDBC-WPTW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,225of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Aberdeen 8.0 WSWWA-GH-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/56 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Raymond 2 SRYMW1

At a cooperative observer's station/21.7 mi away/16 ft/40 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank17of 1,451

Station report

The weather at Hoquiam/Bowerman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Markham, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 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 Hoquiam/Bowerman, 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 HQMFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOQUIAM/BOWERMANSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHoquiam/Bowerman, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HQMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HQM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hoquiam/Bowerman: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HQMFIG. B THE AIR AT HOQUIAM/BOWERMANTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.7 FTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEHoquiam/Bowerman, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HQMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HQM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hoquiam/Bowerman, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HQMFIG. C THE WIND AT HOQUIAM/BOWERMANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHoquiam/Bowerman, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HQMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HQM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hoquiam/Bowerman, 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 Markham

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

Near Markham

River and lake gauges