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Lost River, Idaho

City in Custer County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Lost River

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Craters of the Moon National Monument (ID), 26 miles off.

31Good
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lost River

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. 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 Lost River, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lost River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

GrouseGRSI1

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.2 mi away/6,224 ft/601 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank67of 833

Arco 17 SW04126

At a climate reference station/25.5 mi away/5,920 ft/297 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank499of 833

measured daily2 instruments

Moore 0.1 WID-BT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.6 mi away/5,463 ft/160 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank60of 833

Station report

The weather at Grouse, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.2 mi from Lost River, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:45 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,224 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.78 inHg and the temperature at 36.8 F; it reports 39.2 F, 2.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Grouse stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,224 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.78 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRSI1FIG. D WHERE GROUSE 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 ATMOSPHEREGROUSE21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,224 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 HERE23.78 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.2 FTITLEGrouse, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP GRSI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GRSI1-1DRAWN 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 43.70 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 Grouse, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRSI1FIG. E THE SUN AT GROUSEELEVATION 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 70°EQUINOXES 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°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 43.70 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEGrouse, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP GRSI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GRSI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 6,224 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:45 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Grouse, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 9:45 pm local time; air temperature, 39.2 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRSI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 9:45 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 9:45 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE39.2 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEGrouse, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP GRSI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GRSI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mackay Lost River Rs (MKRI1), 12.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Idaho

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Near Lost River

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Lost River

River and lake gauges