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Malta, Idaho

City in Cassia County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Malta

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Twin Falls (ID), 58 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Malta

None in the last 24 hours; 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Malta, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Malta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Malta 15.2 NEID-CS-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.1 mi away/4,622 ft/106 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank403of 833

Almo 1S - City of RocksRKSI1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.3 mi away/5,361 ft/845 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Burley Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.0 mi from Malta, Idaho. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Burley Municipal, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BURLEY MUNICIPALSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBurley Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BYITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Burley Municipal: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYIFIG. B THE AIR AT BURLEY MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 37.0 F, 35.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEBurley Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BYITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Burley Municipal, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYIFIG. C THE WIND AT BURLEY MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBurley Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BYITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Burley Municipal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Almo 1S - City of Rocks (RKSI1), 20.3 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 09:03. measured daily

Elsewhere in Idaho

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

Near Malta

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

Near Malta

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