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Rock Island, Washington

City in Douglas County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Rock Island

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Wenatchee (WA), 8 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rock Island

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Rock Island, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rock Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Rock Island 0.5 WNWWA-DG-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/664 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WenatcheeWENW1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/673 ft/29 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wenatchee/Pangborn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Rock Island, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:55 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 Wenatchee/Pangborn, 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 EATFIG. A THE SKY OVER WENATCHEE/PANGBORNSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWenatchee/Pangborn, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EATTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EAT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wenatchee/Pangborn: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EATFIG. B THE AIR AT WENATCHEE/PANGBORNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.0 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEWenatchee/Pangborn, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EATTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EAT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wenatchee/Pangborn, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, 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 EATFIG. C THE WIND AT WENATCHEE/PANGBORNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWenatchee/Pangborn, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EATTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EAT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Rock Island

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

Near Rock Island

River and lake gauges