Storm Station
Washburn, Wisconsin
58°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Light air 1 mph WNW
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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-Air quality
80%Humidity
80%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Washburn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AshlandASX

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/818 ft/94 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Washburn RAWSWSHW3

A remote fire weather station/14.7 mi away/1,348 ft/624 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank37of 347

Ino - USH 2 @ Haviar Rd.WI054

Beside a road/18.3 mi away/1,091 ft/367 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Washburn 0.2 NWWI-BY-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/731 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AshlandAWXW3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/686 ft/38 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Washburn RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.7 mi from Washburn. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:31 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 48.4 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Washburn RAWS: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.4, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSHW3FIG. B THE AIR AT WASHBURN 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.1 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 48.4 FSPREAD 10.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLEWashburn RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP WSHW3TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WSHW3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (139 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 8 mph.

Plan of the wind at Washburn RAWS, north up: blowing from 139 degrees, the southeast, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSHW3FIG. C THE WIND AT WASHBURN RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 139°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashburn RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP WSHW3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WSHW3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,348 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.49 inHg and the temperature at 54.2 F; it reports 59.0 F, 4.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Washburn RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,348 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.49 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSHW3FIG. D WHERE WASHBURN 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 ATMOSPHEREWASHBURN RAWS5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,348 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 HERE28.49 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.0 FTITLEWashburn RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP WSHW3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WSHW3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

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

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Snow on the ground

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