Storm Station
Kittitas, Washington
45°
Mostly clear· Feels like 45°·Light air 2 mph NNE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
30%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kittitas, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Manastash Ridge WestboundTMANW

Beside a road/5.5 mi away/1,430 ft/223 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Ellensburg/BowersELN

At an airfield/6.2 mi away/1,765 ft/112 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank157of 642

Yakima River AT UmtanumUMTW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.0 mi away/1,403 ft/250 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank237of 642

measured daily2 instruments

Ellensburg 5.4 ENEWA-KT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/1,778 ft/125 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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EllensburgELBW1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/1,473 ft/180 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ellensburg/Bowers, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.2 mi from Kittitas. 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 Ellensburg/Bowers, 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 ELNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELLENSBURG/BOWERSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEllensburg/Bowers, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ELNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ellensburg/Bowers: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELNFIG. B THE AIR AT ELLENSBURG/BOWERSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.3 FTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEEllensburg/Bowers, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELN-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 Ellensburg/Bowers, 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 ELNFIG. C THE WIND AT ELLENSBURG/BOWERSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEEllensburg/Bowers, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Ellensburg/Bowers, 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 Kittitas

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