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Ritzville, Washington

City in Adams County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Ritzville

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Ritzville (WA), 1 mile off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 60, moderate, Sun 3 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ritzville

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. 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 Ritzville, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ritzville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

RitzvilleTRITZ

Beside a road/1.4 mi away/1,841 ft/12 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank969of 1,451

Lind #1 ScanLDDW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.4 mi away/1,640 ft/189 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank854of 1,451

Lind #1S2021

At a soil climate station/12.4 mi away/1,640 ft/189 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank883of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Ritzville 1 SSERZVW1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/1,854 ft/25 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Davenport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 37.8 mi from Ritzville, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 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 Davenport, 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 68SFIG. A THE SKY OVER DAVENPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDavenport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 68STYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-68S-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

58.6 F with a dew point of 36.3 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Davenport: temperature 58.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.3, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 68SFIG. B THE AIR AT DAVENPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.6 FTEMPERATURE 58.6 FDEW POINT 36.3 FSPREAD 22.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLEDavenport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 68STYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-68S-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Davenport, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 68SFIG. C THE WIND AT DAVENPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDavenport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 68STYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-68S-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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