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Clark Fork, Idaho

City in Bonner County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Clark Fork

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Sandpoint (ID), 20 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Clark Fork

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Clark Fork, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over Clark Fork, IdahoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Clark Fork, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SandpointSZT

At an airfield/20.5 mi away/2,126 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank599of 833

measured daily2 instruments

Cabinet GorgeCABI1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/2,267 ft/170 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sandpoint, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.5 mi from Clark Fork, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:15 PM 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 Sandpoint, 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 SZTFIG. A THE SKY OVER SANDPOINTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESandpoint, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SZTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sandpoint: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZTFIG. B THE AIR AT SANDPOINTTHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.0 FTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 7.2 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 POINTTITLESandpoint, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Sandpoint, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZTFIG. C THE WIND AT SANDPOINTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESandpoint, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sandpoint, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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