Storm Station
Wapato, Washington
50°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 48°·Light breeze 5 mph E
Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
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48%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wapato, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Union GapTUGAP

Beside a road/6.9 mi away/948 ft/95 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Yakima Air TerminalYKM

At an airfield/10.3 mi away/1,066 ft/213 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank156of 641

Mill Creek - FtsMILW1

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.7 mi away/2,927 ft/2,074 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank165of 641

measured daily2 instruments

Yakima 2.2 SSEWA-YK-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.3 mi away/1,021 ft/168 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Selah 2 NESELW1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.1 mi away/1,112 ft/259 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Yakima Air Terminal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.3 mi from Wapato. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 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 Yakima Air Terminal, 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 YKMFIG. A THE SKY OVER YAKIMA AIR TERMINALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEYakima Air Terminal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS YKMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-YKM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Yakima Air Terminal: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT YKMFIG. B THE AIR AT YAKIMA AIR TERMINALTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.5 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEYakima Air Terminal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS YKMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-YKM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Yakima Air Terminal, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 YKMFIG. C THE WIND AT YAKIMA AIR TERMINALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEYakima Air Terminal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS YKMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-YKM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Yakima Air Terminal, 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 Wapato

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