Storm Station
Alder, Washington
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 4 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alder, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Deschutes Falls ParkDFPW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.0 mi away/915 ft/334 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank594of 618

PuyallupPLU

At an airfield/22.1 mi away/538 ft/711 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank603of 618

Nisqually RiverTNISQ

Beside a road/28.7 mi away/23 ft/1,226 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Eatonville 4.8 SSEWA-PR-103

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/1,873 ft/624 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Longmire Rainer NpsRLGW1

At a cooperative observer's station/21.9 mi away/2,799 ft/1,550 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Puyallup, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.1 mi from Alder. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:15 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 Puyallup, 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 PLUFIG. A THE SKY OVER PUYALLUPSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPuyallup, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Puyallup: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. B THE AIR AT PUYALLUPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.6 F, 44.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEPuyallup, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Puyallup, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. C THE WIND AT PUYALLUPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPuyallup, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Puyallup, 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 Alder

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