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Elk River, Idaho

City in Clearwater County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Elk River

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Juliaetta (seasonal) (ID), 25 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 53, moderate, Sat 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Elk River

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Elk River, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elk River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Orofino 7.7 NEID-CW-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.3 mi away/3,162 ft/315 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank52of 833

Station report

The weather at Elk Butte Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.7 mi from Elk River, Idaho. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 5,690 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.26 inHg and the temperature at 38.7 F; it reports 50.5 F, 11.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Elk Butte Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,690 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.26 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELBI1FIG. D WHERE ELK BUTTE SNOTEL 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 ATMOSPHEREELK BUTTE SNOTEL19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,690 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 HERE24.26 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.5 FTITLEElk Butte Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ELBI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELBI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 46.84 N, and the day is 10 h 41 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Elk Butte Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 41 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELBI1FIG. E THE SUN AT ELK BUTTE SNOTELELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 41 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEElk Butte Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP ELBI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELBI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 5,690 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Elk Butte Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 50.5 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELBI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE50.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEElk Butte Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP ELBI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ELBI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Elk Butte Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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