Storm Station
Burien, Washington
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Gentle breeze 9 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
57%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Burien, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Seattle-Tacoma INTLSEA

At an airfield/2.6 mi away/449 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank115of 618

S144Th TukwilaT144T

Beside a road/3.2 mi away/144 ft/273 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Spring Brook Ck Nr OrilliaSBKW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.1 mi away/23 ft/394 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank443of 618

measured daily2 instruments

Burien 1.0 NNEWA-KG-295

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/415 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Seattle WaSEW

At a cooperative observer's station/14.9 mi away/24 ft/393 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Seattle-Tacoma INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.6 mi from Burien. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Seattle-Tacoma INTL, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SEAFIG. A THE SKY OVER SEATTLE-TACOMA INTLSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 25,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESeattle-Tacoma INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SEATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SEA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 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; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Seattle-Tacoma INTL: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SEAFIG. B THE AIR AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 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 POINTTITLESeattle-Tacoma INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SEATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SEA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Seattle-Tacoma INTL, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 10 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 SEAFIG. C THE WIND AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESeattle-Tacoma INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SEATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SEA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Seattle-Tacoma INTL, 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 Burien

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