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Wheeler, Washington

Community in Grant County, Washington

Air quality

The air at Wheeler

Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Moses Lake (WA), 4 miles off.

46Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Wheeler

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 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 Wheeler, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wheeler, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Lind #1S2021

At a soil climate station/30.1 mi away/1,640 ft/364 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank883of 1,451

measured daily2 instruments

Moses Lake 2.4 WWA-GR-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.7 mi away/1,054 ft/222 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Quincy 1 SQUIW1

At a cooperative observer's station/32.1 mi away/1,257 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Moses Lake/Grant Co, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Wheeler, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:52 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 Moses Lake/Grant Co, 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 MWHFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOSES LAKE/GRANT COSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMoses Lake/Grant Co, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MWHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Moses Lake/Grant Co: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWHFIG. B THE AIR AT MOSES LAKE/GRANT COTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.2 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEMoses Lake/Grant Co, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Moses Lake/Grant Co, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 MWHFIG. C THE WIND AT MOSES LAKE/GRANT COPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMoses Lake/Grant Co, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Moses Lake/Grant Co, 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), 32.1 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 Wheeler

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

Near Wheeler

River and lake gauges