Storm Station
Packwood, Washington
50°
Mostly clear· Feels like 49°·Light air 4 mph SW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
49%Humidity
36%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Packwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

White PassTWHIT

Beside a road/13.4 mi away/4,478 ft/3,426 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Longmire Rainer NpsRLGW1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.9 mi away/2,799 ft/1,747 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Randle 1.4 EWA-LW-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.4 mi away/903 ft/149 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Cowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.9 mi from Packwood. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,083 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.77 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F; it reports 40.2 F, 14.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Cowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,083 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PACW1FIG. D WHERE COWLITZ RIVER 1 NW COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECOWLITZ RIVER 1 NW COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,083 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.2 FTITLECowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP PACW1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PACW1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 46.62 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PACW1FIG. E THE SUN AT COWLITZ RIVER 1 NW COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOODELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°SEP 27, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.62 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLECowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP PACW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PACW1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,083 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 4:00 am local time; air temperature, 40.2 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PACW1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE40.2 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP PACW1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PACW1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Cowlitz River 1 NW Cowlitz River at Packwood, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Washington

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