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Pullman, Washington

City in Whitman County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Pullman

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Pullman (WA), 1 mile off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good0.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Pullman

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Pullman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Pullman 2 NWPLMW1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/2,507 ft/11 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,234of 1,451

Station report

The weather at Citizen station DW6220, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.4 mi from Pullman, Washington. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east southeast (115 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW6220, north up: blowing from 115 degrees, the east southeast, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6220FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW6220PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 115°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW6220, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6220TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW6220-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,552 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.26 inHg and the temperature at 49.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.41 inHg means its barometer reads 27.71 inHg; it reports 51.0 F, 1.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW6220 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,552 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.26 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.41 and the station pressure it means, 27.71.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6220FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW6220 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW62209 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,552 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.26 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.41 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.71 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED51.0 FTITLECitizen station DW6220, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6220TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW6220-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 46.73 N, and the day is 10 h 42 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW6220, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 42 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW6220FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW6220ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 42 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.73 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW6220, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW6220TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW6220-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station DW6220, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Pullman 2 NW (PLMW1), 1.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Pullman

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

Near Pullman

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