Storm Station
Ephrata, Washington
47°
Mostly clear· Feels like 44°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. North wind around 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
32%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ephrata, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Ephrata MunicipalEPH

At an airfield/1.6 mi away/1,273 ft/38 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank156of 641

SR17 Interchange Soap LakeTSOAP

Beside a road/5.3 mi away/1,122 ft/189 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Coulee City - Dry FallsDFDW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.6 mi away/1,561 ft/250 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank421of 641

measured daily2 instruments

Moses Lake 5.6 NWWA-GR-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.2 mi away/1,126 ft/185 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Quincy 1 SQUIW1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/1,257 ft/54 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ephrata Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.6 mi from Ephrata. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 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 Ephrata 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 EPHFIG. A THE SKY OVER EPHRATA 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 MORE0510TITLEEphrata Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EPHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EPH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ephrata Municipal: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EPHFIG. B THE AIR AT EPHRATA 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.2 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEEphrata Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EPHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EPH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ephrata Municipal, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 8 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 EPHFIG. C THE WIND AT EPHRATA MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEphrata Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EPHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EPH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Quincy 1 S (QUIW1), 15.8 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

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

Near Ephrata

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