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Orient, Washington

Community in Ferry County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Orient

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Colville (WA), 26 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Orient

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Orient, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Orient, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LaurierTLAUR

Beside a road/9.3 mi away/1,650 ft/206 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank953of 1,451

Colville63S

At an airfield/26.6 mi away/1,866 ft/422 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank189of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Kettle Falls 13.7 NWA-ST-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/2,379 ft/935 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

NorthportNHPW1

At a cooperative observer's station/18.2 mi away/1,417 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank779of 1,451

Station report

The weather at Colville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.6 mi from Orient, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:10 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Colville, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 63SFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLVILLESECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEColville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 63STYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-63S-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

30.2 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Colville: temperature 30.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 63SFIG. B THE AIR AT COLVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.0 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.2 F, 28.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEColville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 63STYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-63S-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Colville, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, 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 63SFIG. C THE WIND AT COLVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 63STYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-63S-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Northport (NHPW1), 18.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Orient

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

Near Orient

River and lake gauges