Storm Station
Skykomish, Washington
57°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 6 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
53%Humidity
39%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Skykomish, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Johnson Ridge RAWSSKKW1

A remote fire weather station/7.0 mi away/2,008 ft/1,083 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank157of 618

Index Galena RoadTINDX

Beside a road/12.3 mi away/548 ft/377 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Stampede PassSMP

At an airfield/29.9 mi away/3,967 ft/3,042 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Index 3.8 NEWA-SN-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.4 mi away/853 ft/72 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Carnation - Tolt South ForkTLTW1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/1,981 ft/1,056 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Johnson Ridge RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.0 mi from Skykomish. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:29 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 38.2 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Johnson Ridge RAWS: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.2, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SKKW1FIG. B THE AIR AT JOHNSON RIDGE RAWSTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.1 FTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 38.2 FSPREAD 4.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEJohnson Ridge RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP SKKW1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SKKW1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (71 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 9 mph.

Plan of the wind at Johnson Ridge RAWS, north up: blowing from 71 degrees, the east northeast, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SKKW1FIG. C THE WIND AT JOHNSON RIDGE RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 71°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJohnson Ridge RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SKKW1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SKKW1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,008 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.81 inHg and the temperature at 51.8 F; it reports 43.0 F, 8.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Johnson Ridge RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,008 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.81 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SKKW1FIG. D WHERE JOHNSON RIDGE RAWS 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 ATMOSPHEREJOHNSON RIDGE RAWS7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,008 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 HERE27.81 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLEJohnson Ridge RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SKKW1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SKKW1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Johnson Ridge RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Carnation - Tolt South Fork (TLTW1), 15.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:36. measured daily

Elsewhere in Washington

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Skykomish

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