Storm Station
Midland, Washington
54°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Midland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Mc Chord AFB/TacomaTCM

At an airfield/3.8 mi away/322 ft/90 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank30of 641

measured daily2 instruments

Parkland 0.9 NEWA-PR-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/387 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/6 ft/406 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, 3.8 mi from Midland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 20,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 20,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

41.5 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 20,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma: temperature 41.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 20,000 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.6 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 20,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.5 F, 40.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Mc Chord AFB/Tacoma, 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 TCMFIG. C THE WIND AT MC CHORD AFB/TACOMAPLAN, 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 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 Midland

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