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McCleary, Washington

City in Grays Harbor County, Washington

Air quality

The air at McCleary

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater (WA), 21 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate21.2 mi
  • Ozone23Good37 ppb21.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McCleary

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 9 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McCleary, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

McCleary 1.0 NWA-GH-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/304 ft/42 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ElmaELAW1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/98 ft/164 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Shelton/Sanderson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.6 mi from McCleary, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 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 Shelton/Sanderson, 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 SHNFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHELTON/SANDERSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEShelton/Sanderson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 29 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shelton/Sanderson: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 29 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHNFIG. B THE AIR AT SHELTON/SANDERSONTHE 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 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 7,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.6 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 35.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 29 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 POINTTITLEShelton/Sanderson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Shelton/Sanderson, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 10 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 SHNFIG. C THE WIND AT SHELTON/SANDERSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShelton/Sanderson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Shelton/Sanderson, 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 McCleary

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

Near McCleary

River and lake gauges