Storm Station
Herron Island, Washington
59°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
59%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Herron Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Tacoma NarrowsTIW

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/292 ft/170 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank123of 642

Tacoma Narrows BridgeTTNBR

Beside a road/13.6 mi away/7 ft/115 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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McClearly 6NNW - Mason FireCQMW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.0 mi away/355 ft/233 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank455of 642

measured daily2 instruments

Lakebay 2.6 WNWWA-PR-110

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/159 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cushman Powerhouse #2CPHW1

At a power station/16.9 mi away/52 ft/70 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Tacoma Narrows, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from Herron Island. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 Tacoma Narrows, 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 TIWFIG. A THE SKY OVER TACOMA NARROWSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETacoma Narrows, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TIW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tacoma Narrows: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIWFIG. B THE AIR AT TACOMA NARROWSTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.8 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLETacoma Narrows, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TIW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tacoma Narrows, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIWFIG. C THE WIND AT TACOMA NARROWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETacoma Narrows, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TIW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tacoma Narrows, 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 Herron Island

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