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Vantage, Washington

Community in Kittitas County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Vantage

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Quincy (WA), 22 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 45 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 Vantage

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Vantage, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Vantage, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Quincy 1 SQUIW1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.0 mi away/1,257 ft/414 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Ellensburg 5.4 ENEWA-KT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/21.4 mi away/1,778 ft/935 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Ellensburg/Bowers, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.0 mi from Vantage, Washington. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 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 Ellensburg/Bowers, 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 ELNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELLENSBURG/BOWERSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEllensburg/Bowers, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ELNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ellensburg/Bowers: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELNFIG. B THE AIR AT ELLENSBURG/BOWERSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.4 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 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 POINTTITLEEllensburg/Bowers, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ellensburg/Bowers, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, 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 ELNFIG. C THE WIND AT ELLENSBURG/BOWERSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEllensburg/Bowers, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Quincy 1 S (QUIW1), 20.0 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Vantage

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

Near Vantage

River and lake gauges