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Island Park, Idaho

City in Fremont County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Island Park

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Yellowstone National Park (MT), 46 miles off.

27Good
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.8 ppb16.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Island Park

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Island Park, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Island Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

White Elephant SnotelWHEI1

A snow pillow on a mountain/4.5 mi away/7,710 ft/1,282 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

D6 - Henry's LakeITD55

Beside a road/8.4 mi away/6,588 ft/160 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily1 instrument

Island ParkISWI1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/6,309 ft/119 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at White Elephant Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.5 mi from Island Park, Idaho. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 7,710 ft above sea level, 25 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.47 inHg and the temperature at 31.5 F; it reports 39.7 F, 8.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where White Elephant Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,710 feet above sea level with 25 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.47 inches of mercury, and temperature, 31.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WHEI1FIG. D WHERE WHITE ELEPHANT SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWHITE ELEPHANT SNOTEL25 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,710 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE22.47 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE31.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.7 FTITLEWhite Elephant Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP WHEI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WHEI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.53 N, and the day is 10 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 59 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at White Elephant Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WHEI1FIG. E THE SUN AT WHITE ELEPHANT 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.53 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWhite Elephant Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP WHEI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WHEI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 7,710 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, White Elephant Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 5:00 am local time; air temperature, 39.7 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WHEI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 5:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 5:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE39.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEWhite Elephant Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP WHEI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WHEI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Idaho

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Near Island Park

River and lake gauges