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Mesa, Washington

City in Franklin County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Mesa

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Mesa (WA), 0 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 94, moderate, Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mesa

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
0.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Mesa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Lind #1S2021

At a soil climate station/35.7 mi away/1,640 ft/951 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank883of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Connell 12SECNEW1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.4 mi away/1,079 ft/390 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Othello 4.8 SSWWA-AD-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.1 mi away/852 ft/163 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Pasco/Tri-Cities, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.4 mi from Mesa, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM 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 Pasco/Tri-Cities, 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 PSCFIG. A THE SKY OVER PASCO/TRI-CITIESSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPasco/Tri-Cities, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PSCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pasco/Tri-Cities: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSCFIG. B THE AIR AT PASCO/TRI-CITIESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.1 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEPasco/Tri-Cities, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pasco/Tri-Cities, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, 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 PSCFIG. C THE WIND AT PASCO/TRI-CITIESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPasco/Tri-Cities, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pasco/Tri-Cities, 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.

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

Near Mesa

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