Storm Station
Fort Lewis, Washington
51°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 51°·Light air 4 mph NNE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
55%Humidity
48%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Lewis, 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

Fort Lewis/Gray AAFGRF

At an airfield/1.3 mi away/302 ft/75 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank37of 642

Nisqually RiverTNISQ

Beside a road/6.0 mi away/23 ft/354 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Deschutes Falls ParkDFPW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.7 mi away/915 ft/538 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank620of 642

measured daily2 instruments

DuPont 1.0 SEWA-PR-72

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/242 ft/135 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/6 ft/371 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Lewis/Gray AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.3 mi from Fort Lewis. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 15,000 ft; the ceiling is 15,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Lewis/Gray AAF, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 15,000 feet, the ceiling at 15,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRFFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT LEWIS/GRAY AAFSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 15,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 15,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Lewis/Gray AAF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GRFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GRF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 39.4 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 15,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Lewis/Gray AAF: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.4, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 15,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRFFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT LEWIS/GRAY AAFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 15,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.0 F, 39.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEFort Lewis/Gray AAF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GRFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GRF-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 Fort Lewis/Gray AAF, 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 GRFFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT LEWIS/GRAY AAFPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFort Lewis/Gray AAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GRFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GRF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Lewis/Gray AAF, 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 Fort Lewis

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