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Schwana, Washington

Community in Grant County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Schwana

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Quincy (WA), 29 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Schwana

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Schwana, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Schwana, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Vagabond1YT

At an airfield/27.3 mi away/1,560 ft/1,023 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank259of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Ellensburg 5.4 ENEWA-KT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/27.7 mi away/1,778 ft/1,241 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Vagabond, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.3 mi from Schwana, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:55 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 Vagabond, 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 1YTFIG. A THE SKY OVER VAGABONDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEVagabond, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1YTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1YT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.7 F with a dew point of 37.2 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 Vagabond: temperature 59.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.2, 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 1YTFIG. B THE AIR AT VAGABONDTHE 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 32.4 FTEMPERATURE 59.7 FDEW POINT 37.2 FSPREAD 22.5 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 POINTTITLEVagabond, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1YTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1YT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Vagabond, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1YTFIG. C THE WIND AT VAGABONDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVagabond, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1YTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1YT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Priest Rapids Dam (PRWW1), 12.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 20:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Schwana

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

Near Schwana

River and lake gauges