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Oso, Washington

Community in Snohomish County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Oso

Index 59, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Everett-Marysville-Lynnwood (WA), 20 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Oso

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Oso, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 3 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Oso, 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 now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Darrington RsDARW1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.9 mi away/550 ft/207 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Arlington Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Oso, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:56 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 Arlington Muni, 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 AWOFIG. A THE SKY OVER ARLINGTON MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEArlington Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AWOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AWO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Arlington Muni: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AWOFIG. B THE AIR AT ARLINGTON MUNITHE 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 48.0 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 POINTTITLEArlington Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AWOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AWO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Arlington Muni, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AWOFIG. C THE WIND AT ARLINGTON MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEArlington Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AWOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AWO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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