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Starbuck, Washington

Town in Columbia County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Starbuck

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Dayton (WA), 16 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good-
  • Ozone27Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 55, moderate, Sat 12 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Starbuck

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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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Starbuck, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Lind #1S2021

At a soil climate station/39.2 mi away/1,640 ft/998 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank883of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Dayton 8.7 NEWA-CB-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.9 mi away/2,185 ft/1,543 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank217of 1,451

Dayton 1 WSWDYNW1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.3 mi away/1,552 ft/910 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Walla Walla Rgn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.3 mi from Starbuck, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 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 Walla Walla Rgn, 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 ALWFIG. A THE SKY OVER WALLA WALLA RGNSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWalla Walla Rgn, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 59 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Walla Walla Rgn: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 59 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALWFIG. B THE AIR AT WALLA WALLA RGNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.9 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 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 POINTTITLEWalla Walla Rgn, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Walla Walla Rgn, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 6 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 ALWFIG. C THE WIND AT WALLA WALLA RGNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWalla Walla Rgn, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dayton 1 WSW (DYNW1), 15.3 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 11:00. measured daily

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Near Starbuck

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Near Starbuck

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