Storm Station
Ketron Island, Washington
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 7 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
58%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ketron Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fort Lewis/Gray AAFGRF

At an airfield/6.2 mi away/302 ft/167 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Nisqually RiverTNISQ

Beside a road/7.6 mi away/23 ft/112 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Lakewood 2.0 WWA-PR-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/327 ft/192 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.9 mi away/6 ft/129 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, 6.2 mi from Ketron Island. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 18,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Lewis/Gray AAF, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 18,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 18,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

43.3 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 18,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Lewis/Gray AAF: temperature 43.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 18,000 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 18,000 FTTEMPERATURE 43.3 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 3.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 Ketron Island

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