Storm Station
Kapowsin, Washington
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
55%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kapowsin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

PuyallupPLU

At an airfield/9.6 mi away/538 ft/258 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank627of 642

measured daily2 instruments

Graham 3.4 SSWWA-PR-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/721 ft/75 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Mcmillin ReservoirMMLW1

At a reservoir/11.5 mi away/564 ft/232 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Puyallup, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Kapowsin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:15 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 Puyallup, 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 PLUFIG. A THE SKY OVER PUYALLUPSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPuyallup, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Puyallup: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLUFIG. B THE AIR AT PUYALLUPTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 41.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEPuyallup, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLU-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 Puyallup, 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 PLUFIG. C THE WIND AT PUYALLUPPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPuyallup, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PLUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Puyallup, 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 Kapowsin

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