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Mackay, Idaho

City in Custer County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Mackay

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Craters of the Moon National Monument (ID), 31 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good-

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mackay

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Mackay, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mackay, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Arco 17 SW04126

At a climate reference station/31.5 mi away/5,920 ft/14 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/17.4 mi away/5,463 ft/443 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank60of 833

Station report

The weather at Hilts Creek Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.2 mi from Mackay, Idaho. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 8,000 ft above sea level, 26 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.22 inHg and the temperature at 30.5 F; it reports 37.9 F, 7.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Hilts Creek Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8,000 feet above sea level with 26 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.22 inches of mercury, and temperature, 30.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLTI1FIG. D WHERE HILTS CREEK 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 ATMOSPHEREHILTS CREEK SNOTEL26 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT8,000 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 HERE22.22 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE30.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED37.9 FTITLEHilts Creek Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP HLTI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HLTI1-1DRAWN 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 44.02 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 Hilts Creek Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 37 degrees above the horizon, against 69 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 HLTI1FIG. E THE SUN AT HILTS CREEK 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 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 44.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEHilts Creek Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP HLTI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HLTI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 8,000 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Hilts Creek Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 1:00 am local time; air temperature, 37.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLTI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE37.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEHilts Creek Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP HLTI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HLTI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mackay Lost River Rs (MKRI1), 0.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Idaho

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Mackay

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

Near Mackay

River and lake gauges