Storm Station
Richland, Washington
55°
Mostly clear· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 5 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
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-Air quality
26%Humidity
24%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Richland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RichlandRLD

At an airfield/2.5 mi away/380 ft/14 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank491of 618

Twin BridgesTTWIN

Beside a road/4.3 mi away/423 ft/57 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Juniper Dunes RAWSJUFW1

A remote fire weather station/20.4 mi away/827 ft/461 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank157of 618

measured daily2 instruments

Richland 2.7 SWA-BT-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/446 ft/80 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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RichlandRCHW1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/364 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Richland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.5 mi from Richland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:55 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 Richland, 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 RLDFIG. A THE SKY OVER RICHLANDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERichland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RLDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RLD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.2 F with a dew point of 35.8 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Richland: temperature 44.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.8, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RLDFIG. B THE AIR AT RICHLANDTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.0 FTEMPERATURE 44.2 FDEW POINT 35.8 FSPREAD 8.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLERichland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RLDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RLD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Richland, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 RLDFIG. C THE WIND AT RICHLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERichland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RLDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RLD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Richland, in 6 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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Near Richland

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