Storm Station
University Place, Washington
57°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 8 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
42%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest University Place, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Tacoma Narrows BridgeTTNBR

Beside a road/3.2 mi away/7 ft/413 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Tacoma NarrowsTIW

At an airfield/3.7 mi away/292 ft/128 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank122of 641

Spring Brook Ck Nr OrilliaSBKW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.8 mi away/23 ft/397 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank461of 641

measured daily2 instruments

University Place 0.8 SWA-PR-105

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/415 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tacoma No. 1TACW1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/6 ft/414 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Tacoma Narrows, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.7 mi from University Place. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 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 Tacoma Narrows, 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 TIWFIG. A THE SKY OVER TACOMA NARROWSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETacoma Narrows, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TIW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tacoma Narrows: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIWFIG. B THE AIR AT TACOMA NARROWSTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.6 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLETacoma Narrows, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TIW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Tacoma Narrows, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIWFIG. C THE WIND AT TACOMA NARROWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETacoma Narrows, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TIW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tacoma Narrows, 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 University Place

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