Storm Station
Benton City, Washington
61°
Mostly clear· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 5 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
25%Humidity
27%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Benton City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I182 Interchange PascoTI182

Beside a road/5.8 mi away/846 ft/321 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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RichlandRLD

At an airfield/9.3 mi away/380 ft/145 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank506of 635

measured daily2 instruments

Benton City 3.9 WNWWA-BT-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/765 ft/240 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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RichlandRCHW1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/364 ft/161 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Richland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.3 mi from Benton City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 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 Richland, 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 RLDFIG. A THE SKY OVER RICHLANDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERichland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RLDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RLD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Richland: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 72 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RLDFIG. B THE AIR AT RICHLANDTHE 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 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.8 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 8.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLERichland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RLDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RLD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Richland, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 6 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 RLDFIG. C THE WIND AT RICHLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERichland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RLDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RLD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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