Storm Station
Elma, Washington
63°
Mostly clear· Feels like 63°·Light air 3 mph NE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
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-Air quality
49%Humidity
25%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Elma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Minot Peak Raws Near Elma 8SMIPW1

A remote fire weather station/7.9 mi away/1,717 ft/1,654 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank65of 618

Rock Candy MountainTCAND

Beside a road/14.9 mi away/551 ft/488 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Shelton/SandersonSHN

At an airfield/20.0 mi away/279 ft/216 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 618

Quinault 4 NE04237

At a climate reference station/39.5 mi away/286 ft/223 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

ElmaELAW1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/98 ft/35 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Elma 2.4 SSWWA-GH-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/74 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Shelton/Sanderson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.0 mi from Elma. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 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 Shelton/Sanderson, 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 SHNFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHELTON/SANDERSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEShelton/Sanderson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shelton/Sanderson: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHNFIG. B THE AIR AT SHELTON/SANDERSONTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 38.0 F, 37.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEShelton/Sanderson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHN-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 Shelton/Sanderson, 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 SHNFIG. C THE WIND AT SHELTON/SANDERSONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEShelton/Sanderson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Shelton/Sanderson, 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 Elma

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