Storm Station
Altoona, Washington
47°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 43°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NE
Mostly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
71%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Altoona, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wf Satsop RWFSW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/351 ft/204 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank345of 642

Km MountainTKMMO

Beside a road/7.5 mi away/810 ft/255 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Kelso-Longveiw AWOSKLS

At an airfield/36.0 mi away/16 ft/539 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 642

measured daily2 instruments

Rosburg 0.6 ENEWA-WK-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/11 ft/544 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cathlamet 6NECTHW1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.4 mi away/185 ft/370 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Kelso-Longveiw AWOS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 36.0 mi from Altoona. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 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 Kelso-Longveiw AWOS, 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 KLSFIG. A THE SKY OVER KELSO-LONGVEIW AWOSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEKelso-Longveiw AWOS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS KLSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-KLS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Kelso-Longveiw AWOS: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KLSFIG. B THE AIR AT KELSO-LONGVEIW AWOSTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.4 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEKelso-Longveiw AWOS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS KLSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-KLS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Kelso-Longveiw AWOS, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 7 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 KLSFIG. C THE WIND AT KELSO-LONGVEIW AWOSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKelso-Longveiw AWOS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS KLSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-KLS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kelso-Longveiw AWOS, 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 Altoona

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