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Crouch, Idaho

City in Boise County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Crouch

Index 0, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Garden Valley (ID), 1 mile off.

0Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good21.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 6, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Crouch

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Crouch, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Crouch, 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 now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Garden Valley 0.8 SID-BS-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/3,132 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Centerville Arbaugh RanchCVAI1

On a farm or research station/12.5 mi away/4,452 ft/1,332 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Garden Valley Ranger Station, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.2 mi from Crouch, Idaho. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:45 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 3,825 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.01 inHg and the temperature at 45.4 F; it reports 49.7 F, 4.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Garden Valley Ranger Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,825 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.01 inches of mercury, and temperature, 45.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GAVI1FIG. D WHERE GARDEN VALLEY RANGER STATION 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 ATMOSPHEREGARDEN VALLEY RANGER STATION13 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,825 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 HERE26.01 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE45.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.7 FTITLEGarden Valley Ranger Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP GAVI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GAVI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 37 degrees above the horizon at 44.07 N, and the day is 10 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 60 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Garden Valley Ranger Station, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GAVI1FIG. E THE SUN AT GARDEN VALLEY RANGER STATIONELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 69°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 37°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 60 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.07 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEGarden Valley Ranger Station, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP GAVI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GAVI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 3,825 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:45 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Garden Valley Ranger Station, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 11:45 am local time; air temperature, 49.7 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GAVI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 11:45 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 11:45 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE49.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEGarden Valley Ranger Station, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP GAVI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GAVI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Garden Valley Ranger Station, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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