Storm Station
McChord AFB, Washington
54°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 6 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
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54%Humidity
42%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McChord AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Mc Chord AFB/TacomaTCM

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/322 ft/45 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank34of 618

measured daily2 instruments

Lakewood 2.0 WWA-PR-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/327 ft/50 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/6 ft/271 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from McChord AFB. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 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 Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma, 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 TCMFIG. A THE SKY OVER MC CHORD AFB/TACOMASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMc Chord AFB/Tacoma, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TCMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TCM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.4 F with a dew point of 40.5 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma: temperature 44.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.5, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCMFIG. B THE AIR AT MC CHORD AFB/TACOMATHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.6 FTEMPERATURE 44.4 FDEW POINT 40.5 FSPREAD 3.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEMc Chord AFB/Tacoma, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TCMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TCM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCMFIG. C THE WIND AT MC CHORD AFB/TACOMAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMc Chord AFB/Tacoma, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TCMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TCM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma, 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 McChord AFB

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