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White Center, Washington

Community in King County, Washington

Air quality

The air at White Center

Index 64, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Seattle-Bellevue-Kent Valley (WA), 4 miles off.

64Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)64Moderate1.9 mi
  • Ozone4Good4 ppb4.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)35Good3.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide19Good20 ppb3.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.2 ppb4.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.5 ppm4.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at White Center

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at White Center, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 5 AM, lowest 7 miles Sat 3 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest White Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Seattle 6.9 SWA-KG-205

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/415 ft/58 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Seattle WaSEW

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/24 ft/333 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Seattle/Boeing Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.7 mi from White Center, Washington. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 900 ft, scattered at 17,000 ft, broken at 20,000 ft; the ceiling is 20,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Seattle/Boeing Fld, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 900 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 17,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, the ceiling at 20,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFIFIG. A THE SKY OVER SEATTLE/BOEING FLDSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 20,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 17,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 20,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESeattle/Boeing Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Seattle/Boeing Fld: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFIFIG. B THE AIR AT SEATTLE/BOEING FLDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 900 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLESeattle/Boeing Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Seattle/Boeing Fld, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, 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 BFIFIG. C THE WIND AT SEATTLE/BOEING FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESeattle/Boeing Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Seattle/Boeing Fld, 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 White Center

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

Near White Center

River and lake gauges