Storm Station
Ames Lake, Washington
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Light air 3 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
48%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ames Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sunset WayTSUNS

Beside a road/7.3 mi away/433 ft/52 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Renton MunicipalRNT

At an airfield/15.3 mi away/30 ft/351 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank117of 618

measured daily2 instruments

Carnation 2.1 WNWWA-KG-304

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/347 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Carnation - Tolt South ForkTLTW1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.6 mi away/1,981 ft/1,600 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Renton Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.3 mi from Ames Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 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 Renton Municipal, 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 RNTFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENTON MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERenton Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RNTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RNT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Renton Municipal: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RNTFIG. B THE AIR AT RENTON MUNICIPALTHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.9 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLERenton Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RNT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Renton Municipal, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RNTFIG. C THE WIND AT RENTON MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERenton Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RNT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Renton Municipal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Carnation - Tolt South Fork (TLTW1), 13.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:36. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Ames Lake

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