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Packwood, Washington

Community in Lewis County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Packwood

Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Cascades of East King County (WA), 39 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Packwood

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Packwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Randle 1.4 EWA-LW-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.4 mi away/903 ft/149 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at White Pass, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.4 mi from Packwood, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:14 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over White Pass, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWHITFIG. A THE SKY OVER WHITE PASSSECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLEWhite Pass, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS TWHITTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWHIT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.6 F with a dew point of 32.8 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at White Pass: temperature 42.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.8, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWHITFIG. B THE AIR AT WHITE PASSTHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.7 FTEMPERATURE 42.6 FDEW POINT 32.8 FSPREAD 9.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLEWhite Pass, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS TWHITTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWHIT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (85 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 13 mph.

Plan of the wind at White Pass, north up: blowing from 85 degrees, the east, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 5; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TWHITFIG. C THE WIND AT WHITE PASSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 85°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWhite Pass, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS TWHITTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TWHIT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Longmire Rainer Nps (RLGW1), 11.9 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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Near Packwood

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

Near Packwood

River and lake gauges